(20200) Donbacky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1997 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G. at Montelupo.
Don Backy is the artistic name of the Italian singer and composer Aldo Caponi (b. 1939). Among his many beautiful songs is “L'immensità”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donbacky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donbacky is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20200 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 DW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.10 km (#12,499 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.182 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 8.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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