(43935) Danshechtman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Dan Shechtman (b. 1941) is an Israeli physicist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2011.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danshechtman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danshechtman is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43935 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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