(9656) Kurokawahiroki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Hiroki Kurokawa (b. 1943), Kyoto University professor emeritus, is the former director of the Kwasan and Hida observatories. His research area is solar physics by optical observation. He founded NPO Kwasan Astro Network for the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurokawahiroki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurokawahiroki is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9656 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 DK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.87 km (#6,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 5.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hiroki
All asteroids named after someone called Hiroki
Also discovered on 23 February 1996
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- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
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