(9651) Arii-SooHoo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 1996 by AMOS at Haleakala.
Computer mathematician Vicki Arii-SooHoo (b. 1962) became team leader at AMOS in 1997 and is directly responsible for the successes of the AMOS program. With untiring support from her family, she has dedicated long hours and sleepless nights to ensure that the AMOS team is productive, efficient and motivated.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arii-SooHoo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arii-SooHoo is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9651 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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