(149244) Kriegh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2002 by R. Matson at Palomar.
James D. Kriegh (1928-2007) was a civil engineering professor at the University of Arizona and the founding father of Oro Valley, Arizona. A discoverer of many meteorites, he is best known for his discovery of the 15~000-year-old Gold Basin meteorite strewn field in northwest Arizona.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kriegh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kriegh is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 149244 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RZ240 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 3.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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