(84926) Marywalker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Mary Walker (b. 1960) is the Instrument Systems Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. She has also served as the Instrument Systems Manager and the Deputy Project Manager for the Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite Project, and the Attitude Control System Lead Engineer for Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marywalker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marywalker is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84926 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0932 |
| Inclination | 7.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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