(9518) Robbynaish Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1978 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Hawaiian Robby Naish (b. 1963) is known in the international windsurfing community as a competitor and an entrepreneur. Five-time world champion of the Professional Windsurfing Association, he is also a pioneer kitesurfer and won the 2000 King of the Air competition on Maui. The name was suggested by R. Crane.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robbynaish is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robbynaish is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9518 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 7.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.