(120350) Richburns Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Rich Burns (b. 1967) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as SSMO Project Manager.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richburns is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richburns is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120350 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 JC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 6.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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