(133009) Watters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Shannon P. Watters (b. 1972) is an American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Watters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Watters is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133009 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TT350 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.03 km (#8,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0752 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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