(236232) Joshalbers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Joshua M. Albers (b. 1986) is an American mission operations analyst and flight controller. He provided real-time mission operations support and anomaly resolution for the NASA New Horizons mission starting in 2010 and continuing through the Pluto System Flyby.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 33), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joshalbers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joshalbers is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236232 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XD112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 0.631° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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