(316010) Daviddubey Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 2009 by N. Falla at Mayhill.

David Richard Jacob Dubey (b. 1997) is the grandson of the discoverer.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Daviddubey is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daviddubey is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number316010
Provisional designation2009 FC5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.96
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.70 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.235
Inclination6.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.685 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called David

Also discovered on 19 March 2009

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