(144333) Marcinkiewicz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 2004 by W. Ries at Altschwendt.
Ekhard Marcinkiewicz (b. 1928) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Austria. He documented the sun accurately and consistently in thousands of drawings over many decades and has played an important role in Austrian solar research.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcinkiewicz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcinkiewicz is 3.06 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 144333 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 DT25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 15.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.