(9555) Frejakocha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 April 1986 by Copenhagen Observatory at Brorfelde.

Freja Koch Augustesen (b. 2008) is the granddaughter of one of the discoverers.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Frejakocha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frejakocha is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9555
Provisional designation1986 GC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period6.71 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.39
Orbital period3.63 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.0811
Inclination7.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 2 April 1986

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