(4202) Minitti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Michelle Minitti (b. 1973) is a researcher at Arizona State University who studies the mineralogy of Mars. She conducts experimental and analytical investigations of Martian analogue materials and has identified a new hematite formation mechanism for Mars. The name was suggested by T. H. Burbine.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minitti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minitti is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4202 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 CB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0814 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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