(9162) Kwiila Apollo
Discovered on 29 July 1987 by J. E. Mueller at Palomar.
Kwiila is one of the First People in the Luiseno creation story. Kwiila means “black oak”, which is indigenous to Palomar Mountain, where the Luiseno traditionally gathered acorns during the summer months.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kwiila is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kwiila is 2.11 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9162 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 OA |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 1.13 km (#17,406 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Rotation period | 15.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.01 |
| Orbital period | 1.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.50 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.605 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.595 |
| Inclination | 9.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0808 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.