(123860) Davederrick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2001 by Schwartz, M., Holvorcem, P. R. at Nogales.
The unflagging enthusiasm and support of David Derrick (b. 1952), of Farmington, Utah, has benefited both students and professionals. He has educated and entertained countless groups of adults and children in his private planetarium and space museum and recently completed an observatory to further these efforts.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davederrick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davederrick is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 123860 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.80 km (#5,911 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0932 |
| Inclination | 9.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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