(207394) Rickfitzgerald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Richard J. Fitzgerald (b. 1962) is an American engineer. He served as a John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Program Area Manager, and made many contributions to NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rickfitzgerald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rickfitzgerald is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 207394 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XL101 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 5.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.843 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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