(130127) Zoltanfarkas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Zoltan Farkas (b. 1975) is a mechanical engineer for the OTES instrument on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He has designed and fabricated components to enhance electron-microscopes, flight hardware for Mini-TES, THEMIS instruments, and ultra-high pressure instrumentations for ALVIN submersible.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zoltanfarkas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zoltanfarkas is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 130127 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XC110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0532 |
| Inclination | 5.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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