(261109) Annie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2005 by A. C. Becker at Apache Point.
Annie Lakey Becker (b. 1980) is an American microbiologist and wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Annie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annie is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 261109 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 SN284 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0671 |
| Inclination | 9.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.