(188139) Stanbridge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Dale R. Stanbridge (b. 1962) is a senior engineer at KinetX and served as a Navigation Team Member for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stanbridge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stanbridge is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 188139 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CN315 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.46 km (#14,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0613 |
| Inclination | 5.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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