(9099) Kenjitanabe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Kenji Tanabe (b. 1944), professor at Okayama University of Science, has conducted research on both cosmology and cataclysmic variables. He also designed the Bisei Astronomical Observatory, which is open to the general public.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenjitanabe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenjitanabe is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9099 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,991 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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