(229777) ENIAC Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 2008 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer, a Turing-complete, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where ENIAC is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: ENIAC is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 229777 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 MX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0796 |
| Inclination | 9.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.