(129307) Tomconnors Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Thomas Connors (b. 1959) served as a lead mechanical engineer on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He also worked as systems engineer on the LBTI and Kepler Technology Demonstration projects, as well as future telescope architecture studies. He is the proud grandfather of Mills and Ellie.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomconnors is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomconnors is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129307 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 SL190 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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