(39882) Edgarmitchell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Edgar Mitchell (1930-2016) was an American naval officer, aviator and NASA astronaut, who was the sixth man to walk on the Moon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edgarmitchell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edgarmitchell is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39882 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EM11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.49 km (#16,284 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0153 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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