(240871) MOSS Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 2006 by M. Ory at Vicques.
The Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey or MOSS is an international amateur sky survey established in 2011. The T500 MOSS scope is located in the High Atlas mountains, at an elevation of 2750m.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where MOSS is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: MOSS is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 240871 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 DA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.61 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.333 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.690 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.