(126445) Prestonreeves Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2002 by J. V. McClusky at Kingsnake.
W. Preston Reeves (b. 1935), chemistry professor emeritus, Texas Lutheran University, helped found the department and taught students organic chemistry for over 30 years. More than 120 of these students received advanced degrees. He also made research contributions in phase-transfer catalysis.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Prestonreeves is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prestonreeves is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126445 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CH16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.12 km (#16,884 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| 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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