(45640) Mikepuzio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Mike Puzio (b. 2004) is an Eagle Scout. He suggested the name for Bennu, target of the OSIRIS-REx mission. He has given many presentations about the mission as an OSIRIS-REx Ambassador.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikepuzio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikepuzio is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45640 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ED21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.61 km (#11,420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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