(126906) Andykulessa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2002 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Andrew “Andy” S. Kulessa (b. 1960) is an Australian scientist who is an expert on tropospheric propagation phenomena, and of micro- and meso-scale meteorological effects on electronic communications. He is an active researcher in astrophysical phenomena, stellar/galactic dynamics, and characteristics of variable stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andykulessa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andykulessa is 3.35 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126906 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 EX114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.28 km (#6,324 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0964 |
| Inclination | 8.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.