(152337) Sakeenaburson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.

Sakeena Burson (b. 1983) is a British amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. Her main interests are comets, asteroids, the Moon, and outreach to young budding astronomers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sakeenaburson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakeenaburson is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number152337
Provisional designation2005 UO55
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.43 km (#14,147 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0950
Absolute magnitude (H)15.69
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.72 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination1.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also discovered on 23 October 2005

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