(129327) Davehamara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Dave Hamara (b. 1960) served as lead electronic designer for the Camera Control Module on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He worked with gamma ray and neutron instruments and data on Mars Odyssey, Mars Phoenix, Messenger and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davehamara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davehamara is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129327 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TG134 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.43 km (#11,779 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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