(333551) Albaugh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Tyler D. Albaugh (b. 1988) is an American Flight Software Engineer for OSIRIS-REx. Prior to OSIRIS-REx, Tyler learned spaceflight with Lockheed Martin's MAVEN team. Tyler counted processor cycles, sorted bits into 0s and 1s, and reviewed flawless systems engineers' code as OSIRIS-REx successfully tagged Bennu.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albaugh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albaugh is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333551 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UR141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 5.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.696 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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