(29562) Danmacdonald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 1998 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Daniel R. MacDonald (b. 1965) uses his broad talents as an astrophysicist to contribute technically and scientifically to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's NEAT program. His work with the hardware and software enabled much of NEAT's success with the QUEST camera at the Palomar Observatory.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danmacdonald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danmacdonald is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29562 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DM14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.74 km (#6,841 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0523 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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