(5122) Mucha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 January 1989 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Mucha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mucha is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5122
Provisional designation1989 AZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.20 km (#5,626 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.275
Rotation period2.73 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.33
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.199
Inclination12.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 January 1989

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