(116162) Sidneygutierrez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2003 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Sidney M. Gutierrez (b. 1951) is a former American astronaut. He was the pilot on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1991. That mission was the first Spacelab mission dedicated to biological sciences. He was the commander of a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission in 1994 that used radar to study the Earth.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sidneygutierrez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sidneygutierrez is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 116162 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WL181 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0983 |
| Inclination | 2.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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