(9778) Isabelallende Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Chilean writer Isabel Allende (b. 1942) moved to Venezuela in 1973 and started writing in 1981. Her best-known works include La casa de los espiritos (1982) and Eva Luna (1987), written in a style of magic realism.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Isabelallende is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isabelallende is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9778 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PA19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.974 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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