(133432) Sarahnoble Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 2003 by V. Reddy at Goodricke-Pigott.

Sarah K. Noble (b. 1975) is a discipline scientist for the Planetary Science Division at NASA. A gifted artist in her spare time, she has contributed to our understanding of space weathering processes on the Moon and asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sarahnoble is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahnoble is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number133432
Provisional designation2003 SB202
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.36 km (#9,954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0680
Absolute magnitude (H)15.13
Orbital period5.29 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination7.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

Also named after someone called Sarah

Also discovered on 22 September 2003

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