(206241) Dubois Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Dutch anatomist, surgeon and paleontologist Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois (1858–1940) was the “founding father” of paleoanthropology. His dedicated search culminated in 1891 with the discovery of the first Homo erectus fossils in a bank of the Solo river near Trinil, Java. The name was suggested by M. Langbroek.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dubois is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dubois is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 206241 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 WM28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 5.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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