(121315) Mikelentz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Michael W. Lentz (b. 1968) is an artist in the Conceptual Image Lab at GSFC. He worked for over three years to develop art and animation for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission to illustrate the scope and magnitude of the scientific endeavor to study the asteroid Bennu.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikelentz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikelentz is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 121315 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RB218 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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