(333242) Ericthomasparker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Eric Thomas Parker (b. 1984) is an American analytical chemist who is a member of the sample analysis team for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Eric is a research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericthomasparker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericthomasparker is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333242 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HG65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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