(129167) Dianelambert Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 May 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.

Diane S. Doran-Lambert (b. 1981) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as a Stereophotoclinometry Scientist contributing to the testing of mission-critical software and the development of Digital Terrain Models.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dianelambert is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dianelambert is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number129167
Provisional designation2005 JZ18
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.04
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.0451
Inclination2.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

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

Also named after someone called Diane

Also discovered on 4 May 2005

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