(236129) Oysterbay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Oyster Bay is a protected harbor along Long Island Sound on the north shore of Long Island, New York. The village of Oyster Bay was the hometown of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States and recipient of the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oysterbay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oysterbay is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236129 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TJ17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| 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 Long
All asteroids named after someone called Long
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