(9062) Ohnishi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Michikazu Ohnishi (b. 1933) is a chemical plant engineer and lecturer in descriptive geometry. He made a particular study of a photographic method for panoramic sequences using a regular camera. The name was suggested by H. Kikuoka and S. Harada. The citation was prepared by I. Hasegawa.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ohnishi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ohnishi is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9062 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WO5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0352 |
| Inclination | 4.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 November 1992
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