(129312) Drouetdaubigny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Christian Drouet d'Aubigny (b. 1972) served as the deputy instrument scientist and lead optical designer for OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He also worked on technology development for terahertz imaging radars, imaging spectrometers, and for NASA's proposed Terrestrial Planet Finder.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Drouetdaubigny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drouetdaubigny is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129312 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 SH214 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.26 km (#7,356 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 18.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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