(13265) Terbunkley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Terrance S. Bunkley (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the Dunbar Middle School, Fort Worth, Texas.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Terbunkley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terbunkley is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13265 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QP23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 4.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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