(13408) Deadoklestic Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1999 by Juric, M., Korlevic, K. at Visnjan.

Dea Doklestic (b. 1982), a geophysicist and atmospheric scientist, is the wife of the first discoverer. This minor planet is being named on the occasion of their wedding on 2009 June 21.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Deadoklestic is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deadoklestic is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13408
Provisional designation1999 TF14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.86 km (#7,817 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0540
Absolute magnitude (H)14.91
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination3.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.991 au

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

Also discovered on 10 October 1999