(293934) MPIA Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 2007 by F. Hormuth at Heidelberg.
The Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy at Heidelberg, Germany, was founded in 1967. It focuses on planet and star formation, galaxies and cosmology, and astronomical instrumentation, and it operates the 0.7-m telescope on Mt. Königstuhl at which this asteroid was discovered.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where MPIA is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: MPIA is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 293934 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TM8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 3.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.