(119967) Daniellong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Daniel Long (b. 1961) is an American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Daniellong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daniellong is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 119967 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TD310 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.47 km (#17,355 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 9.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.925 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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