(757109) Donaldmoffatt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 May 2000 by D. D. Balam C. Veillet at Maunakea.
John Donald Moffatt (b. 1963) is a Canadian former Public Educator at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. He was instrumental in the re-establishment of the interpretive centre at the observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donaldmoffatt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donaldmoffatt is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 757109 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KB84 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0925 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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