(9435) Odafukashi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 February 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Fukashi Oda (b. 1957) is a science teacher of Shudo Junior and Senior High School in Hiroshima, Japan. He is active as a staff member of Japanese Society for Education and Popularization of Astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Odafukashi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Odafukashi is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9435
Provisional designation1997 CK20
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.28 km (#14,536 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.451
Absolute magnitude (H)14.77
Orbital period3.19 years
Semi-major axis2.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.32 au
Eccentricity0.0710
Inclination4.12°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

Also discovered on 12 February 1997

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