(134105) Josephfust Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Joseph Fust (b. 1958) is the United Launch Alliance spacecraft integration engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was the spacecraft integration engineer for the MAVEN mission to Mars. He also serves as spacecraft integrator for various United States Air Force and National Security missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Josephfust is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Josephfust is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134105 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XY145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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