(95449) Frederickgregory Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Frederick Drew Gregory (b. 1941) is a retired American astronaut who was the pilot on one space shuttle mission and commander on two other missions. In 1989, he was the first African American to command a space flight. He also served as Deputy Administrator at NASA.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frederickgregory is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frederickgregory is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95449 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CJ261 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,635 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0978 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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