(344040) Davidiactor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 2001 by Deep Ecliptic Survey at Cerro Tololo.
David I. Actor (b. 1949) spent his career in water resources and engineering, from lake and marine charting to waste water management and infrastructure planning in the US. He has lived in dark sky locations and maintains a lifelong interest in astronomy and planetary science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidiactor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidiactor is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 344040 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 PO5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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