(5568) Mufson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Stuart Mufson (b. 1946), on the faculty of Indiana University, has built pioneering instrumentation for investigations in high-energy astrophysics, including cosmic-ray physics and the search for dark matter. He has also contributed to the understanding of the interstellar medium and of regions of star formation.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mufson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mufson is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5568 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 TS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.17 km (#10,300 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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