(9848) Yugra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1990 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Yugra is the historical name, used in Russia in medieval times, of the vast area to the east of the Northern Urals, extending to the river Taz. Inhabited then by the Hanty and Mansi tribes, it is now part of the territory of the Hanty-Mansi autonomous area within the Russian Federation.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yugra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yugra is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9848 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QX17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.22 km (#12,209 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Rotation period | 2.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.