(9293) Kamogata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
With the neighboring town of Yakage, the town of Kamogata borders the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamogata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamogata is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9293 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 XQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.0 km (#3,126 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.