(9375) Omodaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Toshihiro Omodaka (b. 1947) is a professor of radio astronomy at Kagoshima University. He is a familiar face in the Kagoshima area, both as a professor of the university's astronomical observatory and as an eager advocate for the spread of astronomy education.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Omodaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Omodaka is 2.10 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9375 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 HK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 3.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Toshihiro
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Also discovered on 16 April 1993
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- (9971) Ishihara
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- (16624) Hoshizawa
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