(213629) Binford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Lewis R. Binford (b. 1930) is an American archaeologist and anthropologist. He was one of the main figures behind the development of the “New Archaeology” or “Processual Archaeology”, the major theoretical and methodological improvements to archaeology taking place during the 1960s to 1980s.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Binford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Binford is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 213629 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QK67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0685 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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