(129161) Mykallefevre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Mykal Lefevre (b. 1986) is the Mission Operations System Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She was also instrumental in the MAVEN Mars orbit insertion sequence development and implementation teams.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mykallefevre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mykallefevre is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129161 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GP64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0714 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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