(386622) New Zealand Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 2009 by J. McCormick at Farm Cove.
New Zealand is a country comprising two main islands, and numerous smaller islands, situated in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. It is also known as Aotearoa (land of the long white cloud) by the indigenous Maori people. It has three official languages (English, Maori and Sign) and a population of approximately 4.5 million.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where New Zealand is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: New Zealand is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 386622 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 SA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.