(113395) Curtniebur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Curt Niebur (b. 1972) has served as the NASA program scientist responsible for the New Frontiers program for over a decade. His responsibilities have included management of New Horizons as the first mission in New Frontiers and the first to explore Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Curtniebur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Curtniebur is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 113395 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 SZ21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0579 |
| Inclination | 6.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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