(13931) Tonydenault Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Anthony Denault (b. 1961) was the Senior Software Manager for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea. He helped develop and maintain nearly all of the software for the telescope control system and facility instruments which has been critical for the scientific productivity of the telescope.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tonydenault is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tonydenault is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13931 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RF13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,871 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 17.1° |
| 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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