(101713) Marston Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) was an American psychologist, author, inventor, and creator of the comic book character Wonder Woman, who first appeared in All Star Comics number 8 in December 1941. Marston also invented the systolic blood pressure test, a component of the modern polygraph.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marston is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marston is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 101713 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 DG4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,405 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 2.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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