(129879) Tishasaltzman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Tisha Saltzman (b. 1966) served as the business manager on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. She also worked on the Phoenix Mars mission SSI and Ground Operations teams.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tishasaltzman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tishasaltzman is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129879 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 SV4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0921 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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