(129096) Andrewleung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Andrew Leung (b. 1986) is the EPS ATLO Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to serving in this role, he was the PDDU CPE delegate, SASM and BCM Card Lead for OSIRIS-REx, and a card level electronics engineer for the ISIS airship program.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewleung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewleung is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129096 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,067 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.129 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 8.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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