Discovery date 16 April 1993 Observation arc 8544 days (23.39 yr) Absolute magnitude 13.8 Discovery site Kitami Observatory | MPC designation 9971 Ishihara Discovered 16 April 1993 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Discovered by K. Endate & K. Watanabe Alternative names 1993 HS, 1991 YC2, 1996 EU1 Aphelion 2.4456765 AU (365.86800 Gm) Discoverers Kin Endate, Kazuro Watanabe People also search for 5692 Shirao, Sun, 4971 Hoshinohiroba | ||
9971 Ishihara is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.22 years.
Discovered on April 16, 1993 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe it was given the provisional designation 1993 HS. It was later renamed Ishihara after Takahiro Ishihara, a former president of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society.
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