(159902) Gladstone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2004 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
George Randall Gladstone (b. 1956) is a Program Director for Research and Development at the Southwest Research Institute, and served as a Co-Investigator and Atmospheres Team Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gladstone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gladstone is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 159902 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TY354 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 3.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.857 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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