(144296) Steviewonder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2004 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Stevie Wonder (b. 1950) is the stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris. He is a blind American songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist. He has recorded more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and received 25 Grammy Awards. This asteroid was discovered without visual blinking, but by computer software.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steviewonder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steviewonder is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 144296 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 DF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 6.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.