(113950) Donbaldwin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Donald R. Baldwin (1938-2003), a co-founder and treasurer of the Astrophysical Research Consortium, was instrumental in assuring the success of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donbaldwin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donbaldwin is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 113950 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TC315 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.122 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0626 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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