(130088) Grantcunningham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Grant Cunningham (b. 1959) specialized in lidar from Graduate School at York University through 25 years of involvement at Optech Incorporated where he is a Senior Scientist with a speciality in sensor calibration. He is the Optech technical lead for the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Grantcunningham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grantcunningham is 3.07 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 130088 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XQ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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