(130007) Frankteti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Frank Teti (b. 1966) is the Program Manager for the development of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter. Prior to this, he was the Manager of Autonomous Robotics at MDA and focused on commercial and civilian missions for lunar exploration/exploitation and orbital debris removal.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frankteti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frankteti is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 130007 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VC45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Rotation period | 7.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 7.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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