Discovered by T. Seki MPC designation 9964 Hideyonoguchi Perihelion 2.1000752 AU Absolute magnitude 13.4 Discoverer Tsutomu Seki Discovery site Geisei Observatory | Discovery date February 13, 1992 Aphelion 2.8401838 AU Discovered 13 February 1992 Orbits Sun Named after Hideyo Noguchi Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Alternative names 1992 CF1, 1982 VM6, 1996 KP1 | ||
9964 Hideyonoguchi is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.88 years.
Discovered on February 13, 1992 by T. Seki, it was given the provisional designation "1992 CF1". It was later renamed "Hideyonoguchi" after Hideyo Noguchi, a bacteriologist who made important advances in medicine working at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
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