(79353) Andrewalday Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1997 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Andrew Alday is a key member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team, which supports a number of minor planet programs.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewalday is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewalday is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79353 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AF16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0659 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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