(101461) Dunedin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 1998 by I. P. Griffin at Cocoa.
Dunedin is a city in New Zealand. Adopted home to the discoverer of this asteroid, the city, known as the “Edinburgh of the south” has been the jumping off point for many Antarctic journeys of discovery.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dunedin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dunedin is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 101461 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WU7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 6.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.