(117439) Rosner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 January 2005 by A. Lowe at Mayhill.

Arnie Rosner and Nancy Rosner are well-known photographers from Fountain Valley, California. Arnie is an accomplished astrophotographer, and Nancy is an award-winning travel photographer with a particular affection for Kenya.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rosner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosner is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number117439
Provisional designation2005 AR36
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.48
Orbital period4.16 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.115
Inclination2.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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