(9409) Kanpuzan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1995 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Kanpuzan is a 1763-m-high mountain to the west side of Mt. Sasagamine in the Shikoku range, and it is the site of a long tunnel that supports vital transportation between Kochi prefecture and Ehime Prefecture.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanpuzan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanpuzan is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9409 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.5 km (#3,895 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 1.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.