(9033) Kawane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 1990 by Akiyama, M., Furuta, T. at Susono.
Kawane is a small town about 230 km west of Tokyo, located on the west bank of the Ohi river and has some wonderful sights. Green tea, known as “Kawane-cha”, is grown there.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawane is 3.39 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9033 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.0 km (#2,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Rotation period | 5.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.