(58595) Joepollock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Joseph T. Pollock (b. 1950) is a professor of astronomy at the Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. His photometric observations of asteroids with the PROMPT telescopes have been critical for the characterization of several binary and tumbling asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joepollock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joepollock is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58595 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TX9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.87 km (#15,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.135 |
| Rotation period | 2.63 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 6.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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