(166747) Gordonrichards Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Gordon Richards (b. 1972) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his work on the demographics and physics of quasars.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gordonrichards is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gordonrichards is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 166747 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TB316 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.28 km (#10,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.247 |
| Inclination | 16.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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