(9238) Yavapai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Named for the county in Arizona of which Prescott is the county seat. The county is named for the Yavapai tribe of American Indians that has lived in the region since the times preceding the European conquest.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yavapai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yavapai is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9238 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 HO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.85 km (#9,146 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0967 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.