(133745) Danieldrinnon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Daniel Drinnon (b. 1960) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as a Systems Administrator at the Science Processing and Operations Center. He is also an amateur astronomer whose main interests lie in restoring classic telescopes and using them for planetary imaging.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danieldrinnon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danieldrinnon is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133745 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0632 |
| Inclination | 3.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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