(216428) Mauricio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 2008 by Muler, G., Ruiz, J. M. at Nazaret.
Mauricio Muler is the name of both a grandfather (1904-1987) and a son (b. 1999) of the first discoverer. The grandfather, who was born in Pinsk, in modern-day Belarus, and later emigrated to Argentina, first showed the discoverer the sky.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mauricio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mauricio is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 216428 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 YN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.