Dafydd is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Dafydd as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Dafydd orbits the sun every 1,800 days (4.93 years), coming as close as 2.23 AU and reaching as far as 3.55 AU from the sun. Dafydd is about 10.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Boston.
The rotation of Dafydd has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 13.55 hours.
Dafydd's orbit is 1.28 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
Dafydd's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 25, 1990. It was last officially observed on May 26, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,410 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Dafydd is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.