(134178) Markchodas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Mark A. Chodas (b. 1990) is a student engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working as the Lead Systems Engineer ensuring that all system components meet science requirements for the student-built Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markchodas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markchodas is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134178 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 CR18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 1.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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