(9964) Hideyonoguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Hideyo Noguchi (1876-1928), a bacteriologist from Inawasiro, Fukusima prefecture, made significant achievements at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. He died of yellow fever in Africa while researching the disease. Burns he suffered as a child turned him to the study of medicine.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hideyonoguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hideyonoguchi is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9964 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 CF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 6.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hideyo
All asteroids named after someone called Hideyo
Also discovered on 13 February 1992
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