(208117) Davidgerdes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
David W. Gerdes (b. 1964) is an America astrophysicist. He is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Michigan, and made many contributions to NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidgerdes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidgerdes is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 208117 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CJ119 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0239 |
| Inclination | 6.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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