(199574) Webbert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2006 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Richard Webbert (b. 1959), a senior electrical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, served as the Power Systems Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Webbert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Webbert is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 199574 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 EX67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0551 |
| Inclination | 0.122° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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