(84928) Oliversacks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Oliver Sacks (b. 1933) is a physician and author. His descriptions of people confronting neurological challenges such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's, together with his books about the brain, botany, chemistry and music, have inspired generations of doctors, patients and readers around the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oliversacks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oliversacks is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84928 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WE13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0299 |
| Inclination | 1.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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