(189945) Teddykareta Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2003 by V. Reddy at Goodricke-Pigott.
Theodore “Teddy” Richard Kareta (b. 1995) is a former graduate student at the Lunar and Planetary Lab of the University of Arizona, where his dissertation focused on characterization of active small bodies in the Solar System using ground-based optical and infrared telescopes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teddykareta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teddykareta is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 189945 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 TP3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.13 km (#10,375 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 18.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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