(121655) Nitapszcolka Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Nita Aanderud Pszcolka (b. 1965) is the Project Support Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She is a member of the Goddard business support team utilizing project support skills and techniques for the planning, direction, coordination and evaluation of all project support activities.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nitapszcolka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nitapszcolka is 3.62 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 121655 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XY4 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 1.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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