(192001) Raynatedford Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 December 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.

Rayna M. Tedford (b. 1960) of the Southwest Research Institute, served as the Pluto Encounter Deputy Logistics Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Raynatedford is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raynatedford is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number192001
Provisional designation2005 XG112
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.03
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0231
Inclination4.76°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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