(13808) Davewilliams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Dave Rhys Williams (b. 1954) flew on space shuttle mission STS-90 after being selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1992. As a physician, he has focused on medical aspects of space flight.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davewilliams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davewilliams is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13808 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XG24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.6 km (#1,901 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0892 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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