(9288) Santos-Sanz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Pablo Santos-Sanz (b. 1971) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Instituto Astrofisica Andalucia in Granada. His research includes multi-wavelength photometric and spectroscopic observations of minor planets and comets using both ground-based and space-based telescopes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Santos-Sanz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Santos-Sanz is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9288 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EV46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.99 km (#17,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.736 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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