(36226) Mackerras Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1999 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Charles Mackerras (b. 1925), an authority on Janáček and other Slavonic composers, often conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Of Australian parentage, he has been principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Hamburg State Opera, and he conducted the inaugural concert at the Sydney Opera House.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mackerras is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mackerras is 3.44 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36226 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.36 km (#5,508 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0966 |
| Inclination | 5.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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