(10941) Mamidala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sai Preethi Mamidala (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her chemistry project. She attended the Garnet Valley High School, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mamidala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mamidala is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10941 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CD79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0499 |
| Inclination | 7.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Sai
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