(333490) Klaus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Mary A. Klaus (b. 1977) is an American engineer. She is the simulation integrator for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. In addition to OSIRIS-REx Mary has also supported simulation development for GRAIL, Juno, MAVEN, InSight and Lucy as well as operations support for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Odyssey and Spitzer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Klaus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klaus is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333490 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.275 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.949 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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