(133756) Carinajohnson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.

Carina Johnson (b. 1985) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as an Image Processing Engineer at the University of Arizona.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Carinajohnson is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCarinajohnsonCarinajohnson

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carinajohnson is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number133756
Provisional designation2003 WB36
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.16
Orbital period4.31 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination2.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

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

Also named after someone called Carina

Also discovered on 19 November 2003

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