(9654) Seitennokai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Seitennokai is an astronomy club in Japan, which was founded in 1985, with about 20 members. They are trying to discover new astronomical objects and increase the public popularity of astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seitennokai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seitennokai is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9654 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.39 km (#16,465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 1.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 January 1996
- (9422) Kuboniwa
- (11615) Naoya
- (14056) Kainar
- (15851) Chrisfleming
- (22426) Mikehanes
- (37699) Santini-Aichl