(6947) Andrewdavis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Andrew M. Davis (b. 1950) is a meteoriticist at the University of Chicago. His work on the trace elemental and isotopic composition of meteorites has addressed fundamental questions about timescales and processes in the solar nebula.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewdavis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewdavis is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6947 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ET8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.80 km (#13,206 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0613 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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