(115210) Mutvicens Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 September 2003 by OAM at Costitx.

Vicens Mut (1614–1687) was a Mallorcan historian, military engineer and one of the most important astronomers of his time. The Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli named the crater Mutus on the Moon after Mut.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mutvicens is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mutvicens is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number115210
Provisional designation2003 SY124
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.85
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.162
Inclination12.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

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

Also discovered on 19 September 2003

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