(9073) Yoshinori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Yoshinori Kobayashi (b. 1929), professor emeritus at Hiroshima University and professor at Tokushima Bunri University, is an expert in the study of the Japanese language. He received the Japan Academy Award and the Imperial Award for his pioneering studies of stylus-impressed documents.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yoshinori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshinori is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9073 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 ER |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.