(5920) Davidbell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1992 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
David Bell (b. 1964) is an American astronomer who received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After working for over twenty years at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, he became a staff member of the Minor Planet Center in 2018, where he made significant contributions to their processing system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidbell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidbell is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5920 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SX17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.5 km (#2,783 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Rotation period | 2.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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