(177120) Ocampo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2003 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Adriana C. Ocampo Uría (b. 1955) served as the NASA Headquarters Program Executive for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ocampo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ocampo is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 177120 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 GZ51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0128 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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