(35462) Maramkaire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Maram Kaire (b. 1978) is a Senegalese astronomer and founder of the Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Astronomy. He has supervised stellar occultation missions in collaboration with NASA. He is a member of the African Initiative for Planetary and Space Science and the representative of the IAU in Senegal.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maramkaire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maramkaire is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35462 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DW23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0770 |
| Inclination | 7.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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