(497700) MacDougall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2004 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Aidan J. MacDougall (b. 2003) is a Canadian student of astrophysics at the University of Waterloo as well as an intern at the Canadian Space Agency. He is a close collaborator with the Optical Transient Survey conducted at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where MacDougall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: MacDougall is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 497700 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SC80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0931 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.