(170006) Stoughton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Chris Stoughton (b. 1959) is an American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his work on neutrino oscillation, hadroproduction of charm, SDSS data processing, and the Fermilab holometer.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stoughton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stoughton is 3.37 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170006 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TV309 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0711 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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