(7120) Davidgavine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 1989 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
David Myles Gavine (b. 1937) is a Scottish astronomy historian. An avid amateur astronomer, he has compiled and published sightings of aurora and noctilucent clouds. His doctoral dissertation was on the history of astronomy in Scotland, 1745--1900. He has been a friend of the discoverer for almost four decades.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidgavine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidgavine is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7120 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0518 |
| Inclination | 1.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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