(9978) 1994 AJ1

Infobox Planet
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width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = mp|(9978) 1994 AJ|1
symbol =


caption = Orbit of mp|(9978) 1994 AJ|1 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = T. Kobayashi
discovered = January 2, 1994
designations = yes
mp_name =
alt_names = mp|1989 EK|4
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 3.1379273 AU
perihelion = 2.7316197 AU
semimajor = 2.9347735 AU
eccentricity = 0.069223
period = 1836.3705116 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 2.75302°
asc_node = 136.35709°
mean_anomaly = 57.63376°
arg_peri = 174.26077°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type = C-type asteroid [cite web|url = http://people.roma2.infn.it/~masi/sdss_smass/|title = Search for Unusual Spectroscopic Candidates Among 40313 minor planets from the 3rd Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog|author = Gianluca Masi, Sergio Foglia & Richard P. Binzel]
abs_magnitude = 12.8

mp|(9978) 1994 AJ|1 is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 5.03 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9977;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9977 (1994 AH)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered on January 2, 1994 by T. Kobayashi, it was given the provisional designation mp|1994 AJ|1 ["MPO 101863" Minor Planet Center]

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