(129177) Jeanneeha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 June 2005 by CSS at Catalina.

Jeanne Eha (b. 1960) is the Lockheed Martin Lead Parts Materials and Processes (PMP) Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She was also the PMP Engineer for the MAVEN Mars Mission, the Juno and GRAIL missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jeanneeha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeanneeha is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number129177
Provisional designation2005 LN2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.63 km (#13,639 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.147
Absolute magnitude (H)15.09
Orbital period5.29 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination9.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.72 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Jeanne

Also discovered on 2 June 2005

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