(120215) Kevinberry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Kevin E. Berry (b. 1980) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as the FDS TAG Mission Phase Lead and is a member of the Navigation and Mission Design Branch at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He was also part of the flight dynamics teams for SDO, LCROSS andNaming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinberry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinberry is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120215 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 EM79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 6.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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