(129071) Catriegle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Cat Riegle (b. 1976) is the flight system Contamination Control Lead at Lockheed Martin for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. She has supported multiple NASA interplanetary missions helping to ensure that contamination control and planetary protection requirements are met.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Catriegle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Catriegle is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129071 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VF54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0586 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 2004
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