(121542) Alindamashiku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Alinda K. Mashiku (b. 1982), an aerospace engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, is a member of the Flight Dynamics Team for the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, investigating nonlinear and hybrid estimation techniques for statistical orbit determination and aerocapture analysis.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alindamashiku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alindamashiku is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 121542 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UW56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0662 |
| Inclination | 9.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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