(9516) Inasan Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
The Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, abbreviated as INASAN from its Russian name, is a leading astronomical research institution, founded in 1936. Its main fields of research are stellar astrophysics, galaxies, planetary systems, geodynamics, space research, NEAs and space debris.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Inasan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Inasan is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9516 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YL3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,503 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 2.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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