(35621) Lorius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 May 1998 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.
Claude Lorius (b. 1932) is a French glaciologist. With his research, which is based on his polar expeditions, mostly to Antarctica, he reconstructed climate changes over past millennia. He has publicized the threat of global warming, which arose as a result of human activity, for decades.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lorius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorius is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35621 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.83 km (#10,958 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0786 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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