(121608) Mikemoreau Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

Where Mikemoreau is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikemoreau is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number121608
Provisional designation1999 VL144
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.12 km (#8,760 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0820
Rotation period24.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.73
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.40 – 3.89 au
Eccentricity0.237
Inclination4.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.39 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 11 November 1999

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