(9108) Toruyusa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Toru Yusa (b. 1966) is director of the planetarium and observatory at the Osaki Lifelong Learning Center in Miyagi Prefecture and a member of the board of directors of the Japan Public Observatory Society. In addition to being a popularizer of astronomy, he is an enthusiastic observer of comets.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Toruyusa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toruyusa is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9108 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,613 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 3.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Toru
All asteroids named after someone called Toru
Also discovered on 9 January 1997
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