(103733) Bernardharris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (b. 1956) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on two space shuttle missions. In 1993, he was a mission specialist who carried out research as part of Spacelab D-2. As Payload Commander on the space shuttle in 1995, he became the first African American to conduct a spacewalk.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernardharris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernardharris is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 103733 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CD105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 7.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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