(134063) Damianhammond Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Damian Hammond (b. 1972) was the Software Engineering Lead for OSIRIS-REx Telemetry Processing at the Science Processing and Operations Center, for the OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Damianhammond is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Damianhammond is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134063 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XP50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 5.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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