(35459) Klaurieger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Klaudia Ivanics-Rieger (1989–2023) was a geography and religious teacher, writer, educator, amateur astronomer and founder of the Bakony Astronomical Association. She established the first interactive traveling astronomy exhibition for the visually impaired, called Tapintható Univerzum, in Europe. She promoted science throughout Hungary for 15 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klaurieger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klaurieger is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35459 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DG20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.15 km (#10,347 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 8.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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