(90472) Mahabal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Ashish Mahabal (b. 1970) is a scientist at the California Institute of Technology. He has participated in many large-area sky surveys, including the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey. His interests include classification of transient astronomical sources, informatics, virtual worlds and educational outreach.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mahabal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mahabal is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90472 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 CT99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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