(168635) Davidkaufmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
David E. Kaufmann (b. 1964), a principal analyst at the Southwest Research Institute, served as a PEPSSI Instrument Sequencer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidkaufmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidkaufmann is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 168635 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CU109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0343 |
| Inclination | 0.608° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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