(35435) Erikayang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erika Yang (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attended the Granada High School, Livermore, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erikayang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erikayang is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35435 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BL13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.11 km (#14,941 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.353 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.808 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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