(133773) Lindsaykeller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Lindsay Keller (b. 1961) served on the OSIRIS-REx mission, leading the Carbonaceous Meteorite Working Group. He is a member of the sample analysis team and will investigate the atomic-scale mineralogy and chemistry of the returned samples using electron microscopy with emphasis on space weathering effects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindsaykeller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindsaykeller is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133773 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WQ84 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.96 km (#8,997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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