(103740) Budinger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2000 by R. Millis at Kitt Peak.
Donald V. Budinger (b. 1942) is chairman and founding director of the Rodel Foundations dedicated to improving K-12 public education in Arizona and Delaware. He played a pivotal role in the creation of Science Foundation Arizona, which he currently serves as chairman.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Budinger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Budinger is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 103740 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CV110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.87 km (#10,871 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0240 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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