(117596) Richardkuhns Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Richard Kuhns (b. 1972) is the OSIRIS-REx Program Manager for the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. Before OSIRIS-REx, he was the Avionics Manager for the GeoEye-2 spacecraft, and a manager for Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies. His experience includes work in machine vision and adaptive optics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardkuhns is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardkuhns is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117596 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EK64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.17 km (#10,304 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0228 |
| Inclination | 4.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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