(133536) Alicewhagel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 October 2003 by Sandlot at Sandlot.

Alice Whagel (b. 1969) has worked tirelessly for many years assisting amateur and professional astronomers with their CCD cameras and related equipment.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alicewhagel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicewhagel is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number133536
Provisional designation2003 TZ9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.51
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination12.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.36 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Alice