(35365) Cooney Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Walt Cooney (b. 1962), of Sonoita Research Observatory, Arizona, and Blackberry Observatory, Louisiana, is a long-time amateur astronomer active in research on minor planets, of which he has discovered more than 20. Furthermore, his photometric work has helped confirmed the binary nature of several objects.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cooney is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cooney is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35365 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0699 |
| Inclination | 5.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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