(10461) Dawilliams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1978 by Bowell, E., Warnock, A. at Palomar.
David Allen Williams (b. 1966) is an associate research professor in Earth & Space Exploration at Arizona State University. His expertise in mapping of volcanic surfaces has been key to developing geologic maps of planetary bodies that include Mars, Io and Vesta.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dawilliams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dawilliams is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10461 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 XU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.54 km (#9,652 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Rotation period | 0.970 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 6.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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