(147704) Gartenberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Claudine Madras Gartenberg (b. 1975) is an American professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania. As a high-school scientist, she performed light-curve measurements of asteroid (951) Gaspra, deducing its rotation period and shape in advance of the 1991 Galileo spacecraft flyby. Her asteroid work was recognized by a 1992 Westinghouse Prize.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gartenberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gartenberg is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 147704 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GN205 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.898 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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