(90471) Andrewdrake Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Andrew Drake (b. 1969) is a scientist at the Center for Advanced Computing Research. He is responsible for event discovery, classification and publication for the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey. His interests are real-time- transient and time-domain astronomy and the search for white dwarf exoplanets.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewdrake is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewdrake is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90471 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 CF98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 6.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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