(9382) Mihonoseki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Mihonoseki is a small town and port on the beautiful sea-encircled Shimane-hanto peninsula in northeastern Shimane prefecture with a long tradition of trade with Korea. The Mihonoseki lighthouse at the eastern edge of the peninsula was constructed from stones in the late nineteenth century.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mihonoseki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mihonoseki is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9382 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TK11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,708 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.859 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 October 1993
- (7837) Mutsumi
- (10827) Doikazunori
- (11086) Nagatayuji
- (16650) Sakushingakuin
- (19230) Sugazi
- (35172) Miyaharamisao
- (37627) Lucaparmitano
- (58279) Kamerlingh
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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