(146921) Michaelbuckley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Michael R. Buckley (b. 1969) is a senior public affairs specialist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as the Public Affairs Officer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelbuckley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelbuckley is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 146921 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CU250 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 2.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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