(321357) Mirzakhani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017), a professor at Stanford, was an outstanding Iranian-born mathematician. She was the first woman to receive the prestigious Fields Medal. She focused her work on algebraic and hyperbolic geometry, and Riemann surfaces.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-01-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mirzakhani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mirzakhani is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321357 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 MM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 6.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.915 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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