(129082) Oliviabillett Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 November 2004 by CSS at Catalina.

Olivia Billett (b. 1980) is the flight system Lead Software Systems Engineer, Science Mission Phase lead and flight system CPE delegate at Lockheed Martin on the OSIRIS-REx mission. She previously served as the SSE on the MAVEN mission, and supported multiple interplanetary missions within Mission Operations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Oliviabillett is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oliviabillett is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number129082
Provisional designation2004 VK76
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.77
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.177
Inclination3.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.818 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Olivia

Also discovered on 12 November 2004

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