(132005) Scottmcgregor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2002 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott A. McGregor (b. 1956), Broadcom CEO and Founding Chair of the Broadcom Foundation, championed the Broadcom MASTERS, a program of Society for Science and the Public, that inspires young people in middle schools throughout the world to meet the Grand Challenges as our future scientists and innovators.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottmcgregor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottmcgregor is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132005 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CN99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0914 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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