(308306) Dainere Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 19 May 2005 by Siding Spring Survey at Siding Spring.

Named for Dainere Monique Anthoney (b. 1998), an inspiring Australian teenager, author and blogger who raises awareness and funds for brain tumor research.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #8, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dainere is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dainere is 3.60 au from the Sun and 4.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number308306
Provisional designation2005 KL8
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.21
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.40 – 4.88 au
Eccentricity0.554
Inclination23.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.550 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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