(116446) McDermid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Stuart McDermid (b. 1952), a senior research scientist in JPL's Science Division, has developed Table Mountain's Lidar facility to establish long-term records of atmospheric composition. He has made significant contributions to our understanding of natural and human impacts on the stratospheric ozone layer.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McDermid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McDermid is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 116446 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 AG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.66 km (#13,558 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0115 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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