(148342) Carverbierson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Carver J. Bierson (b. 1987) is an American planetary scientist. He served as a science team graduate student researcher for geophysics investigations for NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carverbierson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carverbierson is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 148342 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QJ242 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0672 |
| Inclination | 5.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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