(159102) Sarahflanigan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2004 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Sarah H. Flanigan (b. 1985) is a supervising engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Deputy Guidance and Control Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahflanigan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahflanigan is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 159102 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TU354 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0417 |
| Inclination | 9.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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