(9386) Hitomi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1993 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Named in honor of Hitomi Doi (b. 1955), wife of Takao Doi, the first Japanese space walker. Hitomi is the author of many articles and essays, mostly about astronomy. She is also an enthusiastic amateur astronomer.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hitomi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hitomi is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9386 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 XD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,066 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 1.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.