(172090) Davidmccomas Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
David J. McComas (b. 1958), a Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, served as a Co-Investigator on the Particles and Plasma Science Team for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidmccomas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidmccomas is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172090 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CL257 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 1.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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