(35441) Kyoko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1998 by M. Akiyama at Susono.
Kyoko Iwasaki (b. 1978) received a gold medal in the women's 200-m breast stroke at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. She is not only a superior athlete in Japan, but also the youngest gold medalist in the history of the world's swim meets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kyoko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kyoko is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35441 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BH33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.66 km (#13,545 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.398 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.