(43955) Fixlmuller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1997 by Meyer, E., Obermair, E. at Linz.
Placidus Fixlmüller (1721-1791), director of the astronomical observatory of the abbey in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria, worked on the orbit of Uranus and calculated a precise value for the solar parallax from observations collected worldwide during the transit of Venus in 1769.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fixlmuller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fixlmuller is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43955 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0402 |
| Inclination | 0.282° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.