(307261) Mani Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 18 June 2002 by Trujillo, C. A., Brown, M. E. at Palomar.
Máni is a personification of the Moon from Old Norse as described in the Prose Edda. Máni is the son of Mundilfari and the brother of Sól, the Sun.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Mani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mani is 46.0 au from the Sun and 46.0 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 307261 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 MS4 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 3.64 |
| Orbital period | 268 years |
| Semi-major axis | 41.6 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 35.4 – 47.8 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 17.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 34.5 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.