(59833) Danimatter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1999 by C. Demeautis at Village-Neuf.
French amateur astronomer Daniel Matter (b. 1957) is a friend of the discoverer.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danimatter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danimatter is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59833 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RZ36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.21 km (#8,625 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Rotation period | 49.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0592 |
| Inclination | 9.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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