(44195) Michaelcordova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 June 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Michael Cordova (b. 1956) had a career as an airline pilot in the US. During his career, he identified celestial objects for his colleagues in the cockpit. He was often surprised that they had no knowledge of the planets. Michael became a member of the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board in 2022.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelcordova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelcordova is 1.89 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44195 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MW7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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