(2946) Muchachos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Muchachos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muchachos is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2946 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 UV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,699 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 0.577° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1941
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- (1545) Thernoe
- (1695) Walbeck
- (1882) Rauma
- (2805) Kalle
- (2840) Kallavesi
- (3381) Mikkola
- (3597) Kakkuri