(9234) Matsumototaku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Takuya Matsumoto (b. 1966) is a high-school teacher and amateur astronomer who has also been director of the 100-member headquarters of the San-In Society of Astronomy since 1990.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matsumototaku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matsumototaku is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9234 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CH4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Rotation period | 6.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0983 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.970 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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