(9117) Aude Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1997 by Morata, D., Morata, S. at Martigues.
Named in honor of the French “Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques” (Electronic Detectors User's Association). Founded by Christian Buil and Alain Maury with the aim of assisting amateur astronomers in the use of electronic detectors, the organization is now heavily involved with the discovery and follow-up of solar-system objects and photometry of supernovae.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aude is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aude is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9117 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 FR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.53 km (#8,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Rotation period | 2.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.