(121637) Druscillaperry Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

Druscilla D. Perry (b. 1961) is the OVIRS Resource Analyst for the OSIRIS-REx mission. She was also part of the Resources Team for the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission and a Financial Analyst for the Multidisciplinary Engineering and Technology Support Contract as part of the Business Management Office Team.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Druscillaperry is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Druscillaperry is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number121637
Provisional designation1999 VR210
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.24
Orbital period5.52 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.50 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination4.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

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

Also discovered on 13 November 1999

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