(192626) Glennunderhill Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 May 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

Glenn Underhill (1926–2003) was an American educator and physicist. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Nebraska in 1963 and was a physics professor at the Kearney, Nebraska campus until 1991. Especially notable was his commitment to helping students of all ages pursue science and math.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Glennunderhill is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glennunderhill is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number192626
Provisional designation1999 JR133
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.49
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.234
Inclination8.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Glenn

Also discovered on 14 May 1999

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