(134169) Davidcarte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 January 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
David B. Carte (b. 1991) worked as a student engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was responsible for the structural design and testing of the student-built Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidcarte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidcarte is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134169 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 BO24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0932 |
| Inclination | 7.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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