(9265) Ekman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1978 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Agnita (b. 1945) and Arne (b. 1945) Ekman work for the National Encyclopedia of Sweden. Arne was for many years a staff member at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ekman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ekman is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9265 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 4.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.847 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1978
- (4310) Stromholm
- (7047) Lundstrom
- (8786) Belskaya
- (9266) Holger
- (9267) Lokrume
- (10013) Stenholm
- (10265) Gunnarsson
- (10458) Sfranke
- (10997) Gahm
- (11256) Fuglesang
- (12663) Bjorkegren
- (13908) Wolbern
More named asteroids discovered by C.-I. Lagerkvist
- (2114) Wallenquist
- (2191) Uppsala
- (2274) Ehrsson
- (2589) Daniel
- (2694) Pino Torinese
- (2744) Birgitta
- (2902) Westerlund
- (3005) Pervictoralex
- (3250) Martebo
- (3331) Kvistaberg
- (3573) Holmberg
- (3634) Iwan
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