(9186) Fumikotsukimoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Fumiko Tsukimoto (b. 1987) is a painter and illustrator, whose nickname is ‘Painting Witch’. Many of her paintings have night sky, galaxy or space motifs. Her influences are Marc Chagall, Vincent van Gogh and Seiji Fujishiro. Name suggested by T. Yusa.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fumikotsukimoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fumikotsukimoto is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9186 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Rotation period | 3.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 23.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.976 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1991
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- (7703) Jimcooney
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- (58184) Masayukiyamamoto
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