(60008) Jarda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1999 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Jaroslav Kotek (b. 1956), the discoverer's husband, is a lighting engineer, engaged also in night-sky protection problems. He has created a real home for the discoverer and fosters her work in astronomy.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jarda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jarda is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 60008 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,122 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Rotation period | 8.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 1.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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