(299362) Marthacole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Martha Cole (b. 1945) was a professional photographer based in San Diego, California, in the 1980s and 1990s.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marthacole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marthacole is 1.84 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 299362 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TK27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 3.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.741 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Martha
- (4664) Hanner
- (10863) Oye
- (13438) Marthanalexander
- (20067) Marthanieves
- (20172) Martin
- (26744) Marthahaynes
- (56067) Argerich
- (100934) Marthanussbaum
- (175152) Marthafarkas
- (212403) Marthakusterer
All asteroids named after someone called Martha
Also discovered on 1 October 2005
- (129318) Sarahschlieder
- (129321) Tannercampbell
- (149952) Susanhamann
- (152290) Lorettaoberheim
- (184778) Kevinoberheim
- (184779) Bericoberheim
- (214474) Long Island
- (236129) Oysterbay
- (250774) Syosset
- (333241) Chugg