(91389) Davidsaewert Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 May 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

David Saewert (b. 1959) is an American software engineer and amateur astronomer. He has contributed to several citizen science projects focused on minor planets and he has discovered numerous asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Davidsaewert is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidsaewert is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number91389
Provisional designation1999 JN137
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.11
Orbital period4.36 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination6.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called David

Also discovered on 9 May 1999

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