(16435) Fandly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1988 by M. Antal at Piwnice.
Juraj Fándly (1750–1811) was an Enlightenment writer, author of the first book in Bernolák's language Dúverná zmlúva mezi mňí chom a diáblom (The confidential pact between the monk and the devil, 1789). He was a zealous propagator of this language and a well-known educator.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fandly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fandly is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16435 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VE7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.86 km (#10,894 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Rotation period | 7.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 6.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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