(9411) Hitomiyamoto Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Hitomi Miyamoto (b. 1959) is a scientist at the Japan Meteorological Agency. He was a member of the 1988--1990 and the 1995--1997 wintering parties of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, and is the leader of the 2011--2012 wintering party. He has been an amateur astronomer since childhood.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hitomiyamoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hitomiyamoto is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9411 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 CF |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Rotation period | 5.12 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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