(12589) Davidanand Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Livingstone Anand (b. 2005) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He is homeschooled in Akron, Ohio.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidanand is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidanand is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12589 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RR114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,989 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.305 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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