(9308) Randyrose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Randy Rose (b. 1963) is an electrical engineer and currently leader of the Radio Astronomy and Radar Group at Goldstone. For more than a decade, he has been directly responsible for the success of numerous radar experiments on minor planets, including the discovery of the binary nature of 2000 DP107.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Randyrose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Randyrose is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9308 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 210 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 7.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.855 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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