(151349) Stanleycooper Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Stanley B. Cooper (b. 1944), of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, served as the lead engineer for the spacecraft time-keeping system for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stanleycooper is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stanleycooper is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 151349 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CW270 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0982 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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