(9745) Shinkenwada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1988 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Tokyo-born Shinken Wada (1912-1952) worked as a radio announcer for NHK from 1934 to 1945. He had a talent for newscasting and was also the compère for entertainment programs. He reported for the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952 but died in Paris on the way home.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shinkenwada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shinkenwada is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9745 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.32 km (#10,021 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.227 |
| Rotation period | 3.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.