(134044) Chrisshinohara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Chris Shinohara (b. 1965) was the Science Processing and Operations Center Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission at the University of Arizona. He also worked on the Phoenix and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrisshinohara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrisshinohara is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134044 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XA14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,471 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 24.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.797 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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