(129954) Corksauve Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

Corwynn Sauve (b. 1961) was as a mechanical designer on OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera suite.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Corksauve is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Corksauve is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number129954
Provisional designation1999 TA236
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.47
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination4.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 October 1999

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