(9567) Surgut Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Founded in 1593, Surgut is one of the main administrative and supply centers for the vast oil and natural gas producing fields along the Ob River in the Khanty-Mansi autonomous district of the Tyumen province in Siberia.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Surgut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Surgut is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9567 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 US4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.04 km (#8,874 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 3.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.