![]() Shape model of Ishihara from its lightcurve | |
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Endate K. Watanabe |
Discovery site | Kitami Observatory |
Discovery date | 16 April 1993 |
Designations | |
(9971) Ishihara | |
Named after | Takahiro Ishihara (Japanese astronomer)[2] |
1993 HS · 1991 YC2 1996 EU1 | |
main-belt [1][3] · Flora [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 24.91 yr (9,097 days) |
Aphelion | 2.4465 AU |
Perihelion | 1.9164 AU |
2.1814 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1215 |
3.22 yr (1,177 days) | |
158.69° | |
0° 18m 21.24s / day | |
Inclination | 2.7482° |
20.550° | |
246.01° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 4.986±0.053 km[5] 5.012±0.069 km[6] |
6.715±0.0036 h[7] 6.71574±0.00001 h[8] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | (42.0°, 76.0°) (λ1/β1)[8] |
0.2328±0.0281[6] 0.235±0.027[5] | |
S (assumed)[4] | |
13.7[6] · 13.9[3] · 13.852±0.006 (R)[7] · 14.3[4] | |
9971 Ishihara (prov. designation: 1993 HS) is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Japanese amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe at Kitami Observatory on 16 April 1993,[1] and named after Takahiro Ishihara, president of the astronomical society at Hiroshima.[2]
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