(178113) Benjamindilday Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 2006 by A. C. Becker at Apache Point.
Benjamin Dilday (b. 1975) is an American astronomer, a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey team.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benjamindilday is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benjamindilday is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 178113 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SA381 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.05 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0255 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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