(1455) Mitchella Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 June 1937 by A. Bohrmann at Heidelberg.
Where Mitchella is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitchella is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1455 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 LF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.65 km (#8,063 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.333 |
| Rotation period | 119 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 7.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.