(134174) Jameschen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Shuyi James Chen (b. 1988) worked as a student engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was the lead avionics and software engineer in the development of the student-built Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jameschen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jameschen is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134174 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 CU9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0526 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.