(129328) Loriharrison Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.

Lori Harrison (b. 1978) worked as the Integration and Test Lead Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. She was a Test Engineer for the Phoenix Mars Mission. She enjoys hiking, traveling, taking pictures in space and playing the bagpipes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Loriharrison is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loriharrison is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number129328
Provisional designation2005 TZ171
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.44
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.0208
Inclination9.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Lori

Also discovered on 10 October 2005

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