(662131) Kierancarroll Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 2005 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Kieran A. Carroll (b. 1960) is a Canadian adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace studies. He was a driving force behind the Canadian Space Agency's Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kierancarroll is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kierancarroll is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 662131 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UE525 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 17.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.