(120351) Beckymasterson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 May 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Rebecca A. Masterson (b. 1975) is a research engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology serving tirelessly in the central role of Instrument Manager for the student-built Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beckymasterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beckymasterson is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120351 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 JA168 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.311 |
| Inclination | 4.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.673 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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