(9981) Kudo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Takahiro Kudo (b. 1961) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical Club.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kudo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kudo is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9981 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.57 km (#9,615 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0272 |
| Inclination | 2.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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