(9725) Wainscoat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Richard J. Wainscoat (b. 1961) is an astronomer at the University of Hawaii who manages the Pan-STARRS1 survey for near-Earth objects. His current interest in asteroids was preceded by a decade of near-infrared photometry of galaxies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wainscoat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wainscoat is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9725 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EE19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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