(9977) Kentakunimoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Kenta Kunimoto (b. 1960) is a Japanese neurosurgeon and a specialist in emergency medicine. He is the medical director of the Kitamurayama Hospital in Yamagata Prefecture.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kentakunimoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kentakunimoto is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9977 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 25.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0745 |
| Inclination | 2.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.