(133850) Heatherroper Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Heather Roper (b. 1993) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as a Graphic Designer at the University of Arizona.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heatherroper is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heatherroper is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133850 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 YN83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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