(199632) Mahlerede Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 April 2006 by K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.

Ede Mahler (1857–1945) was a Hungarian-Austrian orientalist, astronomer, archaeologist, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and founder of the Department of Egyptology at the University of Pest. During his travels in Egypt, he studied inscriptions and depictions of astronomical significance.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mahlerede is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mahlerede is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number199632
Provisional designation2006 GX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.75
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination12.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

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