(129898) Sanfordselznick Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Sanford Selznick (b. 1969) was the telemetry lead for the OSIRIS-REx Mission Science Processing Operations Center. He also designed the commanding and telemetry interface used for the Mars Odyssey mission, the Mars Phoenix mission, and contributed to OSIRIS-REx OCAMS camera hardware development.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sanfordselznick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanfordselznick is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129898 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TP39 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.58 |
| Orbital period | 2.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0589 |
| Inclination | 21.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.877 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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