(90481) Wollstonecraft Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2004 by Dellinger, J., Wells, D. at Needville.
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was a revolutionary champion of gender equality. Arguing that the rights of women, as those of men, rely on intellectual, economic and legal autonomy, she challenged the mores of her time and influenced feminist thought for centuries.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wollstonecraft is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wollstonecraft is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90481 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 DA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.63 km (#9,514 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.249 |
| Inclination | 9.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 16 February 2004
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