(121468) Msovinskihaskell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Marjorie (Sovinski) Haskell (b. 1979) is the Materials and Processes Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission and the OVIRS instrument. Prior to OSIRIS-REx, she served as the MPE for the SMAP Radiometer and has also supported the Solar Orbiter, LCRD, and ASTRO-H programs as MPE.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Msovinskihaskell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Msovinskihaskell is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 121468 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TD219 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.94 km (#9,038 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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