(241373) Richardmoissl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2008 by KLENOT at Klet.
Richard Moissl (b. 1977) is a solar system physicist with a specialization in small bodies. He participated in the Rosetta mission to comet 67P, the BepiColombo mission to Mercury and worked on the preparation of the Hera proximity observations. He was appointed Head of ESA's Planetary Defence Office in 2022.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardmoissl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardmoissl is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 241373 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 RM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.93 km (#12,928 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 17.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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