(333536) Faelan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Randall M. H. Faelan (b. 1986) is an American engineer who leads the real-time commanding of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. In addition to OSIRIS-REx, Randall supports the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, JUNO, MAVEN, Odyssey and InSight missions as real-time operations lead, and Odyssey as spacecraft test lab lead.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Faelan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Faelan is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333536 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 SG127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 2.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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