(13063) Purifoy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 June 1991 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Dana D. Purifoy (b. 1955) is a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. He has accumulated 4400 hours of flying time in over 75 different aircraft.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Purifoy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Purifoy is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13063 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 LB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.34 km (#14,373 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 4.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.791 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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