(134050) Rebeccaghent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Rebecca Ghent (b. 1971) is a Co-I on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She is also a Co-I for the Diviner thermal radiometer on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, and has contributed to the body of knowledge of planetary impacts, regolith development and tectonics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rebeccaghent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rebeccaghent is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134050 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XU25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.74 km (#9,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0312 |
| Inclination | 4.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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