(9395) Saint Michel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Saint Michel l´Observatoire is a small village only 2 km away from the Observatory of Haute Provence. The village is surrounded by the Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon, creating a pleasant walk between lavender fields and green hills covered by aromatic herbs.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saint Michel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saint Michel is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9395 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PC39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.311 |
| Rotation period | 3.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0997 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 August 1994
- (6836) Paranal
- (7661) Reincken
- (7960) Condorcet
- (8205) Van Dijck
- (8890) Montaigne
- (9079) Gesner
- (9205) Eddywally
- (9392) Cavaillon
- (9393) Apta
- (9394) Manosque
- (9638) Fuchs
- (9639) Scherer