(333079) Keara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Keara Burke (b. 1996) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Mission as a systems and data analyst engineer. She helped develop the hazard identification system, assisted in the characterization of regions of interest, and counted a lot of rocks.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Keara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Keara is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333079 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 UP112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.