(134127) Basher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Benjamin Asher (b. 1990) is an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus and a member of the flight design team at a.i. solutions, Inc. in support of NASA's Launch Services Program for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He is also a member of the flight design team in support of the TESS mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Basher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basher is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134127 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AK7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0654 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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