(79889) Maloka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1999 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
The Maloka Interactive Center of Science and Technology is an interactive science museum in Bogotá, Columbia. Maloka is a derivative name, meaning “house of all”. Name suggested by youth members of science clubs in Bogotá.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maloka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maloka is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79889 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 AJ35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.