(9284) Juansanchez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Juan Andres Sanchez (b. 1979) is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau. His contributions include detailed analysis of phase-angle effects on the near-infrared spectra of asteroids toward interpreting their composition.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juansanchez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juansanchez is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9284 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ED24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,906 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0282 |
| Inclination | 9.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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