(129209) Robertburt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Robert Burt (b. 1964), a longtime aerospace electronics engineer at Space Dynamics Laboratory, worked as the lead detector electronics designer on OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera system. He was supported in this effort by his wife and five children.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertburt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertburt is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129209 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 NP60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0809 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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