(9064) Johndavies Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1993 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
John K. Davies (b. 1955) of the Joint Astronomy Centre was instrumental in the successful discovery and follow-up of (3200) Phaethon and several comets with the IRAS satellite in 1983. He has also carried out studies of the infrared nature of distant minor planets and authored a number of popular books and articles.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johndavies is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johndavies is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9064 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BH8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,815 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.407 |
| Rotation period | 214 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 8.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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