(41213) Mimoun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1999 by M. Boeuf at Les Tardieux.
Alain Mimoun (1921-2013) was a French long-distance runner, and marathon champion at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mimoun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mimoun is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41213 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.71 km (#11,208 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 51.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 8.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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