(100936) Mekong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Mekong is a 4350-kilometer river flowing through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mekong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mekong is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100936 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ME43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 2.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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