(126905) Junetveekrem Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2002 by CSS at Catalina.
June Tveekrem (b. 1960) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as an optical engineer. As an expert in optical modeling and analysis, she performed stray light analyses for OVIRS and sun glint analyses for the overall OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Junetveekrem is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Junetveekrem is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126905 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 EF112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0683 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 March 2002
- (43657) Bobmiller
- (52008) Johnnaka
- (57915) Mahuchikh
- (65241) Seeley
- (73046) Davidmann
- (126901) Craigstevens