(9418) Mayumi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 November 1995 by Sato, N., Urata, T. at Chichibu.

Mayumi Sato is the wife of the first discoverer, who has received much support from her for his discoveries and observations.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mayumi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mayumi is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9418
Provisional designation1995 WX5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.33 km (#14,402 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Absolute magnitude (H)16.43
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.204
Inclination0.891°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.743 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 18 November 1995

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