(9756) Ezaki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 February 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Yusuke Ezaki (b. 1957), a CCD astrometric observer in Toyonaka, Osaka prefecture, is manager of the Comet Section of the Oriental Astronomical Association. He is also an avid mountain climber.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ezaki is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEzakiEzaki

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ezaki is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9756
Provisional designation1991 CC3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.75 km (#9,296 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.161
Absolute magnitude (H)14.16
Orbital period4.52 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.43 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination4.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.43 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 February 1991

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