(124114) Bergersen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Thomas Jacob Bergersen (b. 1980) is a prolific composer, having scored over one thousand movie soundtracks and film trailers. His music typically has an epic quality.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bergersen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bergersen is 3.47 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 124114 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HX65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.38 km (#6,246 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972 |
| Inclination | 17.9° |
| 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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