(129119) Ericmuhle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Eric Muhle (b. 1981) is a Guidance, Navigation and Control engineer at Lockheed Martin on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, responsible for momentum management. He also served in GN&C Operations at LM IS&GS.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericmuhle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericmuhle is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129119 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XA111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0363 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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