(9094) Butsuen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Kazunari Butsuen (b. 1952), an amateur astronomer in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is very active in the popularization of astronomy. He frequently hosts star parties with his own telescopes.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Butsuen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Butsuen is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9094 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0514 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kazunari
All asteroids named after someone called Kazunari
Also discovered on 16 November 1995
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- (8720) Takamizawa
- (8905) Bankakuko
- (9093) Sorada
- (9217) Kitagawa
- (11111) Repunit
- (12796) Kamenrider
- (21234) Nakashima
- (73819) Isaootuki
- (136743) Echigo
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- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6531) Subashiri
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