(118769) Olivas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
John D. Olivas (b. 1966) is a former American astronaut. Olivas flew two Space Shuttle missions to assemble the International Space Station (in 2007 and 2009). He conducted five space walks during those two missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olivas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olivas is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118769 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QJ249 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0744 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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