(130158) Orsonjohn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Orson John (b .1987) was a member of OSIRIS-REx Safety and Mission Assurance team serving as the reliability engineer for OTES as well as serving in a similar role on MAVEN and ATLAS. He is now serving as a quality engineer for the ATLAS/ ICESat-2 mission during Integration and Testing.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Orsonjohn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orsonjohn is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 130158 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XD231 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.260 |
| Inclination | 18.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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