(333545) Sarasanders Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Sara M. Sanders (b. 1994) is an American test engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She has supported testing throughout the mission and led testing efforts for the Sample Stow campaign.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarasanders is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarasanders is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333545 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UW43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 3.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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