(183357) Rickshelton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Richard G. Shelton (b. 1957), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, served as a Senior Mission Operations Analyst for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rickshelton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rickshelton is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 183357 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 VT129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 5.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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