(200255) Weigle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1999 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Gerald Edwin Weigle II (b. 1970) served as the Ralph Instrument Lead Engineer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weigle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weigle is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 200255 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VT204 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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