(134072) Sharonhooven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Sharon Hooven (b. 1958) was the Senior Business Manager for the OSIRIS-REx mission at the University of Arizona.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sharonhooven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sharonhooven is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134072 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XZ65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.68 km (#11,272 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 19.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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