(71483) Dickgottfried Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Richard “Dick” Gottfried (b. 1939) is retired from Sigma Aldrich Corp. and St. Josephs Hospital (Tucson, AZ), and is currently active with the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. He is an amateur paleontologist with a collection that is meticulously catalogued and researched beyond the usual “amateur” quality and ability.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dickgottfried is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dickgottfried is 3.61 au from the Sun and 4.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 71483 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BU33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.44 km (#11,753 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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