(57915) Mahuchikh Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 9 March 2002 by CSS at Catalina.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (b. 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper and Olympic champion. After winning bronze at the 2020 Olympics, she claimed gold in 2024. Earlier that year, Yaroslava set a women’s high jump world record of 2.10 meters, surpassing a mark that had stood for 36 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mahuchikh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mahuchikh is 5.12 au from the Sun and 6.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 57915 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 EB110 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 17.7 km (#2,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 7.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.55 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.04 – 5.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0395 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 March 2002
- (43657) Bobmiller
- (52008) Johnnaka
- (65241) Seeley
- (73046) Davidmann
- (126901) Craigstevens
- (126905) Junetveekrem