Mizrahi

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay (7.13 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Mizrahi is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Mizrahi as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Mizrahi orbits the sun every 1,500 days (4.11 years), coming as close as 2.34 AU and reaching as far as 2.79 AU from the sun. Mizrahi is about 7.1 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.

The rotation of Mizrahi has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.94 hours.

No Close Approaches

Mizrahi's orbit is 1.33 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Mizrahi's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 7, 1991. It was last officially observed on May 27, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,292 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Mizrahi in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Mizrahi:

• 29 Amphitrite (A854 EB)
• 134 Sophrosyne (A873 SA)
• 342 Endymion (A892 UA)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Mizrahi is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.