(68853) Vaimaca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 2002 by Los Molinos at Los Molinos.
Vaimaca was one of the four “last charrás”, native Uruguayan Indians sold by the state to a French manager to be exhibited in France in 1833. He had been an Indian chief who served as a soldier in the army of the Uruguayan national hero José Artigas. Vaimaca's mortal remains were repatriated from France to Uruguay in 2002.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vaimaca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaimaca is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68853 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 HA9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.66 km (#9,470 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.