(333531) Prestonsherman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Preston Sherman (b. 1990) is an American engineer. He supported OSIRIS-REx during development in Denver, the launch campaign at Kennedy Space Center, and during flight operations from cruise to Proximity Operations to TAG. Preston supports many other spacecraft, including MAVEN, InSight, Lucy, and Janus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Prestonsherman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prestonsherman is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333531 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 SU5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 1.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.837 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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