(45519) Triebold Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Mike Triebold (b. 1953) is a leading preparator of museum quality fossils. In 2019 he was awarded the Charles H. Sternberg Medal by the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences for contributions to paleontology, for fostering cooperation and understanding between professional, amateur and academic paleontologists.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Triebold is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Triebold is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45519 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BS33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.08 km (#6,492 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0799 |
| Inclination | 18.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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