(134019) Nathanmogk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Nathan Mogk (b. 1989) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as a systems engineer for the Science Processing and Operations Center. His previous planetary science work included making DTMs of Mars from HiRISE data and research on three-body-problem dynamics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nathanmogk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nathanmogk is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134019 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VC59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,432 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0212 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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