(9727) Skrutskie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Michael F. Skrutskie (b. 1959) is a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia. An expert in infrared astronomy instrumentation, he was the principal investigator for the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) producing a catalog of J-, H-, K-band colors for several thousand asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Skrutskie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skrutskie is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9727 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EW24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.38 km (#8,408 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0769 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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