(9362) Miyajima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kazuhiko Miyajima (b. 1946), a professor at Doshisha University, plays an active part in the field of astronomical archaeology. His research is particularly concerned with constellation figures found on murals drawn inside ancient tombs located variously throughout Japan.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miyajima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miyajima is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9362 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 FE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.82 km (#5,899 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Rotation period | 2.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 5.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kazuhiko
All asteroids named after someone called Kazuhiko
Also discovered on 23 March 1992
- (5692) Shirao
- (6274) Taizaburo
- (6330) Koen
- (6565) Reiji
- (6656) Yokota
- (6734) Benzenberg
- (6832) Kawabata
- (7293) Kazuyuki
- (7342) Uchinoura
- (7773) Kyokuchiken
- (14436) Morishita
- (17501) Tetsuro