(120191) Tombagg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Thomas C. Bagg III (b. 1952) is the Risk Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to this role, he supported the GSFC SBIR program, the HST SM4, NOAA-N and NOAA-N Prime missions. He helped develop the GSFC Systems Engineering Education Development Program.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tombagg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tombagg is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120191 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 CG100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.957 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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