(235985) Dougrodgers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Douglas J. Rodgers (b. 1980) is an American computing engineer serving as the Science Operations Center Coordinator for the Parker Solar Probe Mission. He developed automated housekeeping monitoring for the NASA New Horizons' LORRI instrument and developed data analysis/software for the Neutron Spectrometer on MESSENGER and the SSUSI/DMSP instruments.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 32), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dougrodgers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dougrodgers is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 235985 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 ER317 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 0.919° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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