(19969) Davidfreedman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1988 by A. J. Noymer at Siding Spring.
David A. Freedman (b. 1938), professor of statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, was the 2003 recipient of the National Academy of Sciences' Carty Award. His published books include Statistical models: Theory and Practice, Approximating countable Markov chains and Brownian motion and diffusion.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidfreedman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidfreedman is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19969 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,753 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.405 |
| Rotation period | 14.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0408 |
| Inclination | 6.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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