(43293) Banting Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Canadian medical doctor Frederick G. Banting (1891-1941) in 1921 led a breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes when he discovered the role of a hormone controlling glucose levels in the pancreas. Soon the production of insulin transformed the former killer disease into a manageable illness.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Banting is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Banting is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43293 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,914 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0621 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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