(100934) Marthanussbaum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Martha Nussbaum (b. 1947) is an American philosopher at the University of Chicago. She became well known from her many books on philosophy, in particular from her book The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marthanussbaum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marthanussbaum is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100934 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MN41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 3.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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