(136922) Brianbauer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1998 by M. W. Buie at Anderson Mesa.
Brian A. Bauer (b. 1982) is a senior systems engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who performed a leading role in fault protection and spacecraft autonomy for the New Horizons mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianbauer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianbauer is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 136922 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HB152 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| Inclination | 5.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.768 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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