(155083) Banneker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2005 by L. A. Molnar at Calvin-Rehoboth.
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was a freeborn African-American farmer, clockmaker, writer and scientist. Self-taught in mathematics and astronomy, he wrote six published almanacs that sold throughout the mid-Atlantic region. He assisted in the 1791 survey of the Federal Territory (the District of Columbia).Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Banneker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Banneker is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 155083 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 SE134 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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