(129052) Nimeshdave Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Nimesh Dave (b. 1972) is the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft structures Certified Principal Engineer (CPE). He was the structures CPE on the GRAIL lunar mission, and mechanical design engineer on ORION and MSL Aeroshell.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nimeshdave is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nimeshdave is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129052 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VC11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0679 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 2004
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