(132718) Kemeny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2002 by K. Sarneczky at Palomar.
Hungarian-born U.S. mathematician John George Kemény (1926-1992) was best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas Eugene Kurtz. He served as the thirteenth president of Dartmouth College (1970-1981) and pioneered the use of computers in college education.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kemeny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kemeny is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132718 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 ON27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0624 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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