(246333) Williamdane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2007 by R. Holmes at Charleston.
William Dane (b. 1978) was part of a small team of students in Massachusetts, USA, that worked on developing successful best practices for hunting NEOs. He collaborated with other schools as part of a nationwide search program. Name proposed by team leader Hughes Pack, who participated in the IASC.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamdane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamdane is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246333 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TK238 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 1.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0787 |
| Inclination | 5.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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