(212215) Mallorykinczyk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Mallory J. Kinczyk (b. 1989) is an American planetary scientist. She served as a science team graduate student researcher for geophysics investigations for NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mallorykinczyk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mallorykinczyk is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212215 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GH197 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0427 |
| Inclination | 1.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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