(9396) Yamaneakisato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Akisato Yamane (b. 1949), a professional engineer, is also an amateur astronomer who is intrigued by solar eclipses, having observed them in Indonesia in 1983 and in Romania in 1999. He is currently a member of the Tokyo Astronomical Association and Shimane Society of Astronomy.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yamaneakisato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yamaneakisato is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9396 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 QT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,487 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 1.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.