(128065) Bartbenjamin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 2003 by B. L. Stevens at Desert Moon.
After joining the Peoria (Illinois) Astronomical Society, Bart Benjamin (b. 1958) became a curator at the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences in Peoria, making astronomy exciting for the public. He eventually became director of the Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College in west suburban Chicago.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bartbenjamin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bartbenjamin is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128065 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 OK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.52 km (#13,915 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 7.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.