(596588) Jamesliebert Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
James W. Liebert (b. 1946) is an American astronomer noted for important contributions to the studies of white dwarfs and brown dwarfs. He is a mentor and friend to decades of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesliebert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesliebert is 1.75 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 596588 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XN80 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.4 |
| Orbital period | 2.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0990 |
| Inclination | 22.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.775 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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