(23469) Neilpeart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1990 by B. Roman at Palomar.
Neil Elwood Peart (b. 1952) is the drummer and lyricist for the Canadian band Rush. His lyrics reflecting his readings in philosophy, reason and science fact and fiction, as well as his life experiences, have made Rush a “thinking person's rock band”. He is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in his field.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neilpeart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neilpeart is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23469 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,535 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Rotation period | 56.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Neil
- (4241) Pappalardo
- (7102) Neilbone
- (15631) Dellorusso
- (15834) McBride
- (16000) Neilgehrels
- (23673) Neilmehta
- (26331) Kondamuri
- (28222) Neilpathak
- (30024) Neildavey
- (30229) Neilbowles
- (33454) Neilclaffey
- (34166) Neildeshmukh
All asteroids named after someone called Neil
Also discovered on 22 September 1990
- (5186) Donalu
- (6012) Williammurdoch
- (6268) Versailles
- (6605) Carmontelle
- (7412) Linnaeus
- (7578) Georgbohm
- (7649) Bougainville
- (7871) Tunder
- (9949) Brontosaurus
- (10088) Digne
- (10089) Turgot
- (10316) Williamturner