(132904) Notkin Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2002 by R. Matson at Palomar.
Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on meteoritics, paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites on four continents, he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, PBS, the BBC and the History Channel.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Notkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Notkin is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132904 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RB237 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.17 km (#7,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 7.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.36 – 4.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 3.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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