(129172) Jodizareski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 May 2005 by CSS at Catalina.

Jodi Zareski (b. 1982) is a central member of the Lockheed Martin Mission Operations Development team for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She has been the primary operations test lead and block development engineer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jodizareski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jodizareski is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number129172
Provisional designation2005 JP137
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.54
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination15.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

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