(8997) Davidblewett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
David T. Blewett (b. 1964) is a senior staff member at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. For the Dawn mission to Vesta, he assisted in the characterization of the surface, including weathering and the formation of pits in and around recent major craters.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidblewett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidblewett is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8997 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ES14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.03 km (#8,889 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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