(46053) Davidpatterson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
A founding member of southeast Arizona's Huachuca Astronomy Club, David Patterson has, through his generosity, established an observatory, named in his honor, at the campus of the University of Arizona South in Sierra Vista.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidpatterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidpatterson is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46053 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DB77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.50 km (#17,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 5.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0872 |
| Inclination | 3.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.963 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.