(134112) Jeremyralph Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Jeremy Ralph (b. 1983) is the United Launch Alliance Flight Design Engineer for the Atlas V rocket, launching the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission to (101955) Bennu. He also assisted on the SDO, MSL and LDCM missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeremyralph is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeremyralph is 3.39 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134112 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XZ169 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0689 |
| Inclination | 1.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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