(120218) Richardberry Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Richard P. Berry Jr. (b. 1955) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as Configuration Control Manager.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardberry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardberry is 1.71 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120218 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 FN2 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.13 |
| Orbital period | 2.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 21.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.812 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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