(4314) Dervan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Peter Dervan (b. 1945) is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. He has made distinguished contributions to bio-organic chemistry and has provided selfless service to Caltech.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dervan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dervan is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4314 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 ML3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.80 km (#9,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0966 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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All asteroids named after someone called Peter
Also discovered on 25 June 1979
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
- (3129) Bonestell
- (3205) Boksenberg
- (3756) Ruscannon
- (3817) Lencarter
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- (2324) Janice
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2440) Educatio
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2499) Brunk
- (2611) Boyce
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
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