(9786) Gakutensoku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Gakutensoku was the first Japanese robot, created in 1928 by Makoto Nishimura. Gakutensoku was featured in several world expositions until it was lost in Germany. A replica of Gakutensoku is displayed at the Osaka Science Museum.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gakutensoku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gakutensoku is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9786 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.62 km (#9,537 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0801 |
| Inclination | 1.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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