(261107) Cameroncasimir Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 2005 by A. C. Becker at Apache Point.

Cameron Casimir Sage Becker (b. 2017) is the son of the discoverer, and twin brother of Oban Helian Duane Becker.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cameroncasimir is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cameroncasimir is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number261107
Provisional designation2005 SW282
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.91
Orbital period4.71 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.0729
Inclination6.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Cameron

Also discovered on 21 September 2005

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