(129807) Stefanodougherty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Stefan O'Dougherty (b. 1998) worked as a calibration and test engineer on OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera system.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stefanodougherty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefanodougherty is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129807 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KV17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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