(134081) Johnmarshall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
John Marshall (b. 1948) was the Asteroid Scientist - Regolith for the OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnmarshall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnmarshall is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134081 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XY87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0717 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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