(594) Mireille Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 March 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Mireille is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMireilleMireille

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mireille is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number594
Provisional designationA906 FM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.23 km (#5,594 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.326
Rotation period4.97 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.15
Orbital period4.26 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.69 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.356
Inclination32.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.918 au

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

Also discovered on 27 March 1906

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