(224591) Fattig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Eric D. Fattig (b. 1987) is an American heliophysicist and a member of the NASA New Horizons Solar Wind Around Pluto instrument science team. He performed crucial data analyses that illuminated new aspects of outer heliospheric physics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fattig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fattig is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 224591 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XG103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0535 |
| Inclination | 3.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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