(65769) Mahalia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) had an extraordinary voice and became world-renowned as interpreter of spiritual songs of American blacks. The “Queen of Gospel Song” toured internationally and was often broadcast on television and radio.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mahalia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mahalia is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65769 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 EN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 March 1995
- (10856) Bechstein
- (13149) Heisenberg
- (14940) Freiligrath
- (16705) Reinhardt
- (17597) Stefanzweig
- (85320) Bertram