(231379) Jonhandiboe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2006 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Jon D. Handiboe (b. 1970) is an American IT facilities and security specialist. He served as the Chief of Information Technology and Security for the Space Exploration Sector of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory during the NASA New Horizons mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonhandiboe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonhandiboe is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 231379 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HV133 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0749 |
| Inclination | 5.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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