(129125) Chrisvoth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Chris Voth (b. 1965) is the Guidance, Navigation and Control Subsystem Lead for OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission and the Subsystem CPE. He was also the attitude determination lead on Juno and other Lockheed Martin SES space missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrisvoth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrisvoth is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129125 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XA162 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.37 km (#11,897 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.122 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0941 |
| Inclination | 9.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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