(9227) Ashida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Masafumi Ashida (b. 1957), a teacher at an elementary school in Kyoto, is widely known by schoolchildren as an astronomical teacher in everyday life. His interests include comet observations, and he has labored continuously as the chief editor of the Kansai Astronomical Society's monthly magazine since 1974.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashida is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9227 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0425 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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