(68144) Mizser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 2001 by Sarneczky, K., Kiss, L. at Piszkesteto.
Attila Mizser (b. 1958) has been one of the leaders of Hungarian amateur astronomy for more than two decades. Long-time leader of the Variable Star Section of the Hungarian Astronomical Association, he has made over 52 000 visual brightness estimates of variable stars. He is also editor-in-chief of Meteor.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mizser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizser is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68144 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 AW38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0571 |
| Inclination | 4.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Attila
All asteroids named after someone called Attila