(9842) Funakoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Hiromi Funakoshi (b. 1961) works in Gifu prefecture's Fujihashi village office. He previously contributed to the spread of astronomy awareness as a researcher at Nishi Mino Observatory and still performs volunteer work there.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Funakoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Funakoshi is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9842 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.64 km (#13,601 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Rotation period | 185 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0909 |
| Inclination | 2.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hiromi
All asteroids named after someone called Hiromi
Also discovered on 15 January 1989
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