(35623) Pedrodavid Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Pedro David (b. 1959) is a French scientist. He received his Ph.D. in 1992 working on high energy astrophysics. After being a consultant in the private sector, he joined Paris Observatory and the Gaia space mission in 2009. He works on the Gaia data reduction pipeline of small Solar System bodies, their dynamics, and the follow-up of unknown bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 37), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pedrodavid is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pedrodavid is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	35623
Provisional designation	1998 KF7
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.91 km (#10,799 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.385
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.6
Orbital period	4.22 years
Semi-major axis	2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.42 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity	0.0727
Inclination	11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.42 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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