(144386) Emmabirath Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2004 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Emma M. Birath (b. 1974) is a data analyst at Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Colorado. She built instrument software sequences for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emmabirath is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emmabirath is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 144386 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 DB71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 1.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.894 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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