(128614) Juliabest Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Julia Best (b. 1975) is the planning lead for the flight system on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to serving in this role she was a member of the GOES-R development team.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juliabest is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliabest is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128614 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 QO24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.822 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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