(121469) Sarahaugh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Sara Haugh (b. 1970) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as a Software Systems Engineer. Previously, she served as a Software Systems Engineer for the MAVEN Mission, the ISIM FSW Test Lead for the JWST Mission, and a Flight Operations Team member for the Terra and Aqua Missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahaugh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahaugh is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 121469 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TW221 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0621 |
| Inclination | 2.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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