(229614) Womack Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Maria P. Womack (b. 1963) is an American astronomer at the University of Central Florida. She has made important spectroscopic contributions to understanding the chemical composition and onset of cometary activity.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Womack is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Womack is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 229614 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 DF59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0613 |
| Inclination | 1.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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