(9070) Ensab Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Leo Enright (b. 1943) and Denise Sabatini (b. 1950) of Ontario are one of the foremost couples in Canadian amateur astronomy. Leo is an accomplished solar and auroral observer and has written the Beginner's Observing Guide. Denise's interests center on archeoastronomy and in providing access to astronomy for the disabled.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ensab is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ensab is 4.00 au from the Sun and 4.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9070 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.06 km (#8,829 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 4.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.430 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.826 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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