(400796) Douglass Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Frederick Douglass (c. 1818--1895) was an American born into slavery who became a leading abolitionist and supporter of women's rights. Through his writings and speeches, he tirelessly fought slavery. He advised presidents, served in government, and pushed for equal protection of all under the law.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Douglass is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Douglass is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 400796 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 FQ77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,774 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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