(133889) Nicholasmills Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Nicholas Ock-dan Mills (b. 1983) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as a software engineer. He also worked as an intern on the Dawn mission as a Ground Data Systems Engineer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicholasmills is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicholasmills is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133889 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 QD9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.839 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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