(177722) Pelletier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Frederic J. Pelletier (b. 1974) is a senior engineer at KinetX, and served as Navigation Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pelletier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pelletier is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 177722 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GJ205 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 3.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.963 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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