(9334) Moesta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Carl Wilhelm Moesta (1825-1884) was a German mathematician and astronomer who observed stars, planets, comets and solar eclipses. From 1852 to 1867 he was the first director of the National Observatory in Santiago de Chile.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Moesta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moesta is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9334 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,904 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.182 |
| Rotation period | 5.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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