(148707) Dodelson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Scott Dodelson (b. 1959) is an American physicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on the cosmic microwave background and as author of the textbook Modern Cosmology.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dodelson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dodelson is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 148707 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SC353 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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