(127935) Reedmckenna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 April 2003 by CSS at Catalina.

Reed McKenna (b. 1959) is a member of the team at Solo Effects LLC and has contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission working with the Navigation/Flight Dynamics Team.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Reedmckenna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reedmckenna is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number127935
Provisional designation2003 HM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.88
Orbital period4.15 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.258
Inclination4.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.906 au

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

Also named after someone called Reed

Also discovered on 21 April 2003

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