(134027) Deanbooher Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 November 2004 by CSS at Catalina.

Daniel “Dean” Booher (b. 1971) was the Quality Assurance Manager for the OCAMS Instrument Suite on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Deanbooher is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deanbooher is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number134027
Provisional designation2004 VN76
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.59
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.37 au
Eccentricity0.0641
Inclination5.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

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