(13858) Ericchristensen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Eric Christensen (b. 1977) is survey operations manager with Catalina Sky Survey. He has developed many novel tools to aid observers in validating the reality of moving objects flagged by CSS software, and created the catalog of stationary objects used by the Catalina Real time Transient Survey to identify optical transients.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericchristensen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericchristensen is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13858 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XT110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,900 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.933 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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