(62701) Davidrankin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 2000 by L. Ball at Emerald Lane.
David Rankin (b. 1984) is an American amateur astronomer. He provides follow-up observations of Near Earth asteroids to the Minor Planet Center.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidrankin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidrankin is 3.65 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 62701 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TS32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.60 km (#9,573 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 21.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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