(20152) Regberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1996 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Aaron B. Regberg (b. 1983) is an American scientist and the NASA Curation Microbiologist. He leads the first controlled effort to sample the exterior of the International Space Station during spacewalks, studying how terrestrial microbes survive in vacuum to inform planetary protection standards for the Artemis and Mars campaigns.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Regberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Regberg is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20152 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TQ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0647 |
| Inclination | 5.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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