(133743) Robertwoodward Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Rob Woodward (b. 1967) is a Manufacturing Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to joining the OTES team at ASU he was a Manufacturing Engineer and Cost Account Manager for space flight electronics with General Dynamics-AIS.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertwoodward is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertwoodward is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133743 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.46 km (#8,302 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.03 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0199 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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