(375927) Ibara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 2009 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
The city of Ibara in western Honshu, Japan, has enacted ordinances to preserve the beautiful starry sky. In the mountainous regions there are facilities to enjoy or study the starry sky, including Bisei Observatory and the Bisei Spaceguard Center.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ibara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ibara is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 375927 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 WY52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0663 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.