(120196) Kevinballou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Kevin M. Ballou (b. 1969), an engineer at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as C&DH Electrical Systems Engineer. He has also made contributions to several other programs, including SDO, ISS/ELC and Landsat/TIRS.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinballou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinballou is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120196 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 DR21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 8.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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