(7074) Muckea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Hermann Mucke (b. 1935), director of the Urania Sternwarte and planetarium in Vienna, is well known for his work in ephemeris astronomy and the theory of astronomical phenomena. He has contributed much to the astronomical education of schoolchildren and adults. The name was suggested by V. K. Abalakin.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Muckea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muckea is 1.84 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7074 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.306 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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