(157494) Durham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2005 by Jarnac at Vail-Jarnac.
Steve Durham (b. 1951) and his wife Marge (b. 1948) have worked tirelessly to promote astronomy to people living in the Adirondack Mountains. Using binoculars and telescopes, the couple has inspired hundreds of young people to look toward the night sky.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Durham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Durham is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157494 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 RK28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.79 km (#15,676 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Rotation period | 14.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 4.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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