(216023) DaBoll Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 2005 by B. L. Stevens at Desert Moon.
Homer F. DaBoll (1920–1990) was an American amateur astronomer who organized grazing-occultation expeditions starting in the late 1960s. He coined the name “International Occultation Timing Association” and was the founding secretary/treasurer of IOTA beginning in 1975. Homer was the creator and first editor (1974–1990) of the Occultation Newsletter.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where DaBoll is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: DaBoll is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 216023 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 VH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.82 km (#13,165 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 2.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.