(41279) Trentman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by L. Robinson at Olathe.
Richard Trentman (b. 1939) is an amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object follow-up program.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trentman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trentman is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41279 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XD95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0536 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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