(333579) Rachelfunk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2006 by CSS at Catalina.
Rachel C. Funk (b. 1983) is an American member of the OSIRIS-REx Curation Team at NASA's Johnson Space Center. She specializes in handling and manipulation of extraterrestrial samples and has worked with a variety of different types of astromaterials. Rachel inspires others to become interested in science and space exploration.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rachelfunk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rachelfunk is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333579 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SO174 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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