(4395) Danbritt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
As a research professor at the University of Tennessee, Daniel Britt (b. 1950) studies the relationships between minor planets and meteorites using reflectance spectroscopy. He has been instrumental in unraveling the role of shock processes in modifying the reflectance properties of asteroidal surfaces.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danbritt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danbritt is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4395 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EH41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,419 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0831 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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