(7837) Mutsumi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 October 1993 by Abe, H., Miyasaka, S. at Yatsuka.

Where Mutsumi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mutsumi is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7837
Provisional designation1993 TX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.9 km (#4,612 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0560
Rotation period14.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.42
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 3.39 au
Eccentricity0.298
Inclination11.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.845 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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