(15911) Davidgauthier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
David Gauthier (b. 1932) is an influential political philosopher who earned a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, then was a faculty member at the University of Toronto and, beginning in 1980, at the University of Pittsburgh. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidgauthier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidgauthier is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15911 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TL21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 2.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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