(9634) Vodice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1993 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Antonio Nino Vodice (b.1943) has been a member of the staff of the Circolo Culturale Astronomico di Farra d’Isonzo for many years. Working in public relations, he has planned and organized all the conferences of the observatory. By profession, he was an accountant at a large Italian banking institution.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vodice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vodice is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9634 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 XB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.15 km (#8,719 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.117 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 6.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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