(73079) Davidbaltimore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
David Baltimore (b. 1938) is renowned for his Nobel Prize-winning biological research and for his vision and leadership as the seventh president of the California Institute of Technology (1997-2006).Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidbaltimore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidbaltimore is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73079 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GX8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.08 km (#16,949 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 24.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.913 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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