(12368) Mutsaers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Utrecht-born Charlotte Mutsaers (b. 1942) is a painter, woodcutter and writer. Her highly acclaimed novel Rachels Rokje (Rachel's Skirt) was published in 1994. Her grandfather, a banker at Kapellen (Antwerp), was well known for his philanthropy. The name was suggested by J. Geerts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mutsaers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mutsaers is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12368 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CM11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.68 km (#13,512 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 1.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.860 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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