(9415) Yujiokimura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Yuji Okimura (b. 1932), Hiroshima University professor emeritus, is a paleontologist and biostratigrapher of the Late Paleozoic smaller foraminifera. He presented a paleobiographic map for the Tethys-Sea area. He has been very active in popularizing geological sciences.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yujiokimura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yujiokimura is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9415 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.42 km (#16,417 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0705 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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