(200000) Danielparrott Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.

Daniel Parrott (b. 1987) is an American amateur astronomer and computer programmer. Parrott authored the software Tycho for asteroid discovery and follow up which is in wide use among amateur and professional astronomers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Danielparrott is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielparrott is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number200000
Provisional designation2007 JT40
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.92
Orbital period4.46 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination7.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Daniel

Also discovered on 12 May 2007

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