(9013) Sansaturio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Maria Eugenia Sansaturio (b. 1959), a mathematician at the University of Valladolid, has used new algorithms to find several hundred new identifications of minor planets during the past few years. This object was the first to be numbered as the result of her work. The name was suggested by A. Milani.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sansaturio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sansaturio is 3.35 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9013 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 PA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.35 km (#11,956 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.408 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.276 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.952 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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