(9837) Jerryhorow Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1986 by I. Horowitz at Anderson Mesa.
Jerome Horowitz (1928-2009) was the father of the discoverer.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jerryhorow is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jerryhorow is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9837 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 AA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Rotation period | 17.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0229 |
| Inclination | 5.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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