(129102) Charliecamarotte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Charles Camarotte (b. 1953) is the Lockheed Martin Power Systems Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also the C&DH Lead for OSIRIS-REx, as well as the C&DH Lead for the Juno Mission, and a flight team member of the Tethered Satellite mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charliecamarotte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charliecamarotte is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129102 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0691 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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