(9626) Stanley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 May 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
John Stanley (1713-1786), blind from the age of three, became a well-known organist and composer of oratorios and concertos for string orchestra. For the organ he wrote several Voluntaries, which organists like to play.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Stanley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stanley is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9626 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 JF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,588 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Rotation period | 5.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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