(231841) Danielkatz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Daniel J. Katz (b. 1959) is an American developer of engineering and scientific software for modeling, simulation and engineering analysis, including for wireless and networked communications and radio frequency (RF) propagation. He worked on multiple space flight systems, including the NASA New Horizons mission's ground architecture and engineering.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielkatz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielkatz is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 231841 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QT232 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 2.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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