(120121) Libbyadelman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Libby Adelman (b. 1971) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as Instrument Manager for the OLA, OVIRS and REXIS instruments.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Libbyadelman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Libbyadelman is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120121 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FO85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.22 km (#8,607 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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