(333089) Dean Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
David Dean (b. 1980) is an American programmer. He was a Principal Systems Programmer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Dean is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dean is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333089 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 UD175 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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