(9587) Bonpland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Aimé Jacques Goujard Bonpland (1773-1858) was a physician with a profound interest in botany. In 1799 he joined von Humboldt on his expedition to Mexico and South America. Their exploits have been recorded in Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent (1815).Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bonpland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bonpland is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9587 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UG4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.83 km (#10,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.364 |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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