(42795) Derekmuller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Derek Muller (b. 1982) is a Canadian-Australian science communicator. He is the creator of the science YouTube channel, Veritasium, for which he received two Streamy Awards. He has hosted television documentaries, including Uranium – Twisting the Dragon's Tail and Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Derekmuller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Derekmuller is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42795 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CO12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,722 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Rotation period | 19.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 8.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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