(9211) Neese Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Trained in stellar astronomy, Carol Lynn Neese (b. 1958) turned to solar system studies in 1992, joining the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, making physical studies of minor planets and archiving data from ground-based and spacecraft communities into the Small Bodies Node of the NASA Planetary Data System.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neese is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neese is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9211 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SB27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.85 km (#9,143 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.897 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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