(9673) Kunishimakoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1997 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
For 21 years, Makoto Kunishi (b. 1954) was a lecturer and curator at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo. His lectures were so powerful that many listeners were spellbound. The name was suggested by O. Muramatsu.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kunishimakoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kunishimakoto is 1.82 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9673 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UC25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.49 km (#13,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.369 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 4.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.785 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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