Discovered by Helin, E. F. MPC designation 5748 Observation arc 12057 days (33.01 yr) Orbits Sun Named after David Brin Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 19 February 1991 Alternative names 1991 DX Discovered 19 February 1991 Discoverer Eleanor F. Helin Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Aphelion 2.9369049 AU (439.35472 Gm) Similar 4015 Wilson–Harrington, Sun, 6489 Golevka, 9969 Braille, 4769 Castalia | ||
5748 Davebrin (1991 DX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1991, by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.
Elinor "Glo" Helin, the master asteroid hunter of the 1980s and 1990s named this object after American astronomer and science fiction author David Brin. "Davebrin" is cited as "davidbrin" in some documents.
The asteroid orbits in the inner edge of the Main Belt in a fairly circular trajectory, at a somewhat large inclination of almost 13 degrees.
David Brin persuaded Dr. Helin to name two other newly discovered asteroids after prominent science fiction authors: "poulanderson" after Poul Anderson and "fredpohl" after Frederik Pohl.
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