(178226) Rebeccalouise Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 2006 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Rebecca Louise (Ramsay) Puckett (b. 1976) is the wife of discovery team member A. W. Puckett. This minor planet was discovered three days before their first wedding anniversary.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rebeccalouise is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rebeccalouise is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 178226 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 VP156 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 2.16° |
| 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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