(6815) Mutchler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Max J. Mutchler (b. 1965), an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, in June 2005 was the first person to identify Pluto's second and third satellites, using Hubble Space Telescope images.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mutchler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mutchler is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6815 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MM5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.970 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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