(129338) Andrewlowman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Andrew Lowman (b. 1967) worked as an optical designer on OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He also worked as an optical engineer on the Lick Automated Planet Finder, SkyMapper, the Magdalena Ridge telescopes and on the Optical Navigation Camera for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewlowman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewlowman is 2.79 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129338 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UZ74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,439 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0896 |
| Inclination | 7.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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