(179647) Stuartrobbins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Stuart J. Robbins (b. 1983) is a Senior Research Scientist at the Southwest Research Institute. He served as a Science Team Planning Liaison for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stuartrobbins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stuartrobbins is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 179647 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PG152 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.992 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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