Observations
On March 5, 2001, 1950 DA made a close approach to the Earth of 0.0520726 AU (7,789,950 km; 4,840,450 mi). It was studied by radar at the Goldstone and Arecibo observatories from March 3 to 7 2001.
The studies showed that the asteroid has a mean diameter of 1.1–1.4 km (3,600-4,600 ft). Optical lightcurve analysis by Lenka Sarounova and Petr Pravec shows that its rotation period is 2.1216 ± 0.0001 hours. Due to its short rotation period and high radar albedo, 1950 DA is thought to be fairly dense (more than 3 g/cm³) and likely composed of nickel-iron.
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