(43282) Dougbock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Doug Bock (b. 1956) is well known in amateur astronomy in the midwest U.S. having received numerous awards and served as an officer in several clubs including Vice-Chairman of the Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical League from 1980-82. He is an avid observer and imager from his Boon Hill Observatory in Michigan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dougbock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dougbock is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43282 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EB140 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.87 km (#15,523 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 5.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.957 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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