(196640) Mulhacen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2003 by F. Hormuth at Heppenheim.
With a height of 3482 m above sea level, Mulhacén is the highest mountain of the Iberian Peninsula, located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalusia, southern Spain. Its name comes from Muley Hacén, one of the ancient kings of the nearby city of Granada, who, according to legend, was buried on the mountain.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mulhacen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mulhacen is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 196640 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 SO15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0477 |
| Inclination | 7.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.