(129881) Chucksee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Charles See (b. 1956) worked as a calibration and test engineer on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He also filled many roles on the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer team on the Cassini-Huygens probe to Titan, including systems, calibration and test lead, and data analyst.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chucksee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chucksee is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129881 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 SK16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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