(9528) Kuppers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Michael Küppers (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the European Space Agency who has helped orchestrate asteroid flybys for the Rosetta mission. His science contributions include analyzing the photometric and geologic data for (2867) Steins and (21) Lutetia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kuppers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuppers is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9528 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EH24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.55 km (#13,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 4.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0689 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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