(129801) Tommcmahon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Tom McMahon (b. 1962) was electronics lead on the OCAMS camera for the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission. He also served as project manager for the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer and systems engineer for the Multi-band Imaging Spectrometer (MIPS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tommcmahon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tommcmahon is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129801 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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