(67085) Oppenheimer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2000 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was a theoretical physicist and the scientific director of the Manhattan Project. From 1947 to 1966 he directed the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oppenheimer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oppenheimer is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 67085 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AG42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 0.694° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.971 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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