(231832) Briankeeney Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Brian A. Keeney (b. 1979) is an American astronomer who was instrumental in several important aspects of the NASA New Horizons mission. He organized critical occultation campaigns that revealed information about Arrokoth and its surroundings before the New Horizons flyby. Brian also assisted with the New Horizons public data releases.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briankeeney is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briankeeney is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 231832 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OG69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 1.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.875 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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