(177625) Dembicky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Jack M. Dembicky (b. 1966) was the telescope operations specialist, and is now the support astronomer at New Mexico's Apache Point Observatory. He was the lead 2MASS telescope operator at the F. L. Whipple Observatory at Mount Hopkins, AZ (1997–2000). He has an M.S. in Physics (1996) from Wichita State University.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dembicky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dembicky is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 177625 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 JD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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