(35394) Countbasie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
William James “Count” Basie (1904-1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer. One of the greatest jazz musicians of the 20th century, he founded the Count Basie Orchestra in 1935 and left an impressive discography.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Countbasie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Countbasie is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35394 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XD9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.30 km (#8,506 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 9.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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