(217510) Dewaldroode Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2006 by A. C. Becker at Apache Point.
Dewald Roode (1940-2009) was a South African physicist, mathematician and computer scientist. He is best known for his work on the socio-techno divide in society. His grandson, Dewald Roode (b. 2007), is obsessed with time travel and space.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dewaldroode is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dewaldroode is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 217510 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TY111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.