(128417) Chrismccaa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 June 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Chris McCaa (b. 1974) is the Assembly Test and Launch Operations manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He has made significant contributions to many of NASA's interplanetary missions including MAVEN, Juno, Phoenix, Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrismccaa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrismccaa is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128417 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 LK24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0528 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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