(543229) Matiganis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 2013 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Matiganis is an ancient name for the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. “Matiganis” comes from middle Greek and means “Shining Eye.” Name suggested by A. Marinova and students from the Specialized Foreign Language High School “Nikola Vaptsarov”, Shumen, Bulgaria, who participated in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 35), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matiganis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matiganis is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 543229 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 UC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.11 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.