(434707) Oyfnpripetshik Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
“Oyfn Pripetshik” (“On the Hearth”) is a song written by the Yiddish-language folk poet Mark Warshawsky in the late 19th century. Sung to generations of children as a nursing rhyme, this tune about learning the Hebrew alphabet has become a symbol of Jewish resilience and cultural memory, particularly during and after the Holocaust.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oyfnpripetshik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oyfnpripetshik is 4.75 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 434707 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 CH49 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 8.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.09 – 5.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.280 |
| Inclination | 7.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.