(9751) Kadota Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Ken-ichi Kadota (b. 1961) is a computer engineer and renowned amateur astronomer in Ageo, Saitama prefecture. He is well known for observing comets, often when they are low in the sky and difficult to detect. In November 2000 he discovered the new component E of comet 73P. The name was suggested by K. Muraoka.Naming citation (20011230/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kadota is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kadota is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9751 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.