(169509) Jeffreyrobbins Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Jeffrey Robbins (1950–2022) was an American scientist, who was the father of cardiac transgenesis, which transformed cardiovascular biology. He earned many awards, including the Louis & Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases in 2014. Jeffrey mentored hundreds of students and colleagues.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffreyrobbins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffreyrobbins is 4.75 au from the Sun and 5.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 169509 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CV269 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,842 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 7.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 4.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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