(35239) Ottoseydl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1995 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Otto Seydl (1884–1959), Czech popularizer of astronomy, worked on stellar statistics and later on history of astronomy in Bohemia. He served as the director of the State Observatory in Klementinum in Prague (1939–1942 and 1945–1948). He was a member of the IAU and The Czech Astronomical Society.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ottoseydl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ottoseydl is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35239 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0788 |
| Inclination | 1.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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