(445818) Ronbeck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Ron Beck (b. 1955) is an American engineer who specializes in the operations of ground data systems for space missions including Voyager, the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, the Two Micron All-Sky Survey, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, and the Zwicky Transient Facility.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ronbeck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ronbeck is 3.44 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 445818 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 BR128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 9.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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