(90579) Gordonnelson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Gordon Nelson (b. 1956) is a well-known amateur paleontologist in southern Arizona. He is co-discoverer of the Sonorasaurus in the desert east of Tucson, Arizona.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gordonnelson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gordonnelson is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90579 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 GF39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.58 km (#9,597 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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