(35295) Omo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
On the banks of the Omo River in Ethiopia, archaeologists have found fossil fragments of early Olduwan hominids. The site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Omo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Omo is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35295 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,055 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.