(134040) Beaubierhaus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Beau Bierhaus (b. 1972) was the science team interface to the spacecraft design and development activities for the OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beaubierhaus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beaubierhaus is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134040 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XP9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Beau
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