(148384) Dalcanton Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 2000 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.

Julianne Dalcanton (b. 1968) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for her work on using the properties of nearby galaxies as constraints on models of galaxy formation and evolution.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dalcanton is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dalcanton is 3.46 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number148384
Provisional designation2000 SV373
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.43
Orbital period5.63 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.0955
Inclination9.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 2000

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