(4031) Mueller Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Mueller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mueller is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4031 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 CL |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.88 km (#13,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.389 |
| Rotation period | 2.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 2.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.809 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 February 1985
- (3985) Raybatson
- (4083) Jody
- (4202) Minitti
- (6084) Bascom
- (6117) Brevardastro
- (19121) Rathnasree
- (22280) Mandragora