(9380) Macon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Named for the French city Mâcon in the Bourgogne, on the right side of the river Saône. Although a very old city (Matiscô), it has been ruined by several religious wars, and little of its original beauty is left.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Macon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Macon is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9380 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 QZ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.71 km (#9,380 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0268 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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