(13305) Danielang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Owen Lang (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the Independence Home School, Yardley, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielang is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13305 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RD54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0835 |
| Inclination | 4.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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