(128882) Jennydebenedetti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 2004 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Jennifer C. DeBenedetti (b. 1982) is a respected American teacher of elementary grade students. She develops science curricula, and guides her students to myriad award-winning science, engineering, and robotic projects. She specializes in highly innovative independent student research projects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jennydebenedetti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennydebenedetti is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128882 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 SX55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.36 km (#16,509 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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