(9777) Enterprise Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1994 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.
The U.S.S. Enterprise was the spaceship that appeared (originally in 1966) in the popular science fiction television and movie series Star Trek. It was also the name of the first Space Shuttle Orbiter.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Enterprise is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Enterprise is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9777 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 OB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.827 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.