(167748) Markkelly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 2004 by Jarnac at Vail-Jarnac.
Mark E. Kelly (b. 1964) is an astronaut who has flown on four NASA shuttle missions, the most recent of which was Endeavour's final flight which he commanded in 2011 to deliver a cosmic-ray particle detector to the International Space Station.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markkelly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markkelly is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 167748 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XB42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 2.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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