(88705) Potato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
The United Nations has declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato. First domesticated in the Andes, the potato was carried to Europe in the sixteenth century. Its value lies in its high yield and its almost perfect balance of nutrition. Many minor planets are believed to be shaped like potatoes.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Potato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Potato is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 88705 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,094 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0747 |
| Inclination | 9.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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