(70401) Davidbishop Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1999 by Tenagra at Cottage Grove.
David Bishop (b. 1961) is an engineer who works with cutting-edge CMOS and other imaging technology. For many years he has donated his time and tirelessly maintained the only webpage that provides up-to-date reports and images of all supernova discoveries. This is used daily by hundreds of astronomers.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidbishop is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidbishop is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70401 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RH241 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,750 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.360 |
| Rotation period | 4.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 8.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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