(108113) Maza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 2001 by R. Ferrando at Pla D'Arguines.
José María Maza (b. 1948) has discovered 100 supernovae in 30 years of searching. From 1990 to 1996 he participated in the Calán-Tololo project calibrating type Ia supernovae for cosmological applications.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maza is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 108113 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 GK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.66 km (#11,313 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 17.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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