(35169) Araake Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Norihisa Araake (b. 1979) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He was a planetarium commentator at the Sapporo Science Center from 2007 to 2017. Norihisa is currently the curator of astronomy at the Biei Local Museum Observatory and is passionate about astronomy education.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Araake is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Araake is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35169 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.914 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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