(8422) Mohorovicic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1996 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Andrija Mohorovičić (1857–1936), Austro-Hungarian seismologist, researched seismic wave propagation and epicenter determination. After the 1909 Earthquake in Croatia he determined the discontinuity that divides the crust of the Earth and the mantle that today is called Moho.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mohorovicic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mohorovicic is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8422 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XJ26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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