(119993) Acaba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Joseph Acabá (b. 1967) is an American astronaut. He flew to the International Space Station in 2009, 2012 and 2018 aboard both the Space Shuttle and the Soyuz spacecraft. On his first flight, he participated in space walks to assemble the International Space Station. As of July 2020, he has spent 306 days in space.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Acaba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Acaba is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 119993 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 XT105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.47 km (#17,356 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0580 |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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