(9726) Verbiscer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Anne J. Verbiscer (b. 1964) is an associate research professor at the University of Virginia who studies the photometric scattering properties of asteroids and icy surfaces, leading to a new understanding of Saturn's large-scale ring structure and evolutionary processes for icy satellite surfaces.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verbiscer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verbiscer is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9726 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EY19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.99 km (#12,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Rotation period | 5.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0356 |
| Inclination | 1.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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