(604773) Michaelmoller Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 2015 by J. Jahn at SATINO Remote.
Michael Möller (b. 1953) is a German amateur astronomer. He was for some years the chief executive officer of the Vereinigung der Sternfreunde, the largest astronomical association in Germany. His main fields of observing are the sun, comets, and eruptive variables.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelmoller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelmoller is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 604773 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 TW294 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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