(9153) Chikurinji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1981 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Chikurinji is the mountain on which the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory is situated.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chikurinji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chikurinji is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9153 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 UD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.23 km (#7,392 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 October 1981
More named asteroids discovered by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K.
- (2271) Kiso
- (2330) Ontake
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3111) Misuzu
- (3249) Musashino
- (3291) Dunlap
- (3319) Kibi
- (3320) Namba
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
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