(458063) Gustavomuler Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 December 2009 by E. Schwab at Tzec Maun.

Gustavo Muler (b. 1967) is a Spanish amateur astronomer, born in Argentina. He has discovered numerous minor planets at his private observatory Nazaret on Lanzarote Island and in 2007 he confirmed the outburst of Comet 17P/Holmes. He made follow-up observations of this minor planet.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gustavomuler is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gustavomuler is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number458063
Provisional designation2009 YB7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.61 km (#13,684 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0410
Absolute magnitude (H)16.51
Orbital period5.46 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.34 – 3.87 au
Eccentricity0.247
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Gustavo

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