(232868) Salmasylla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2004 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Salma Sylla (b. 1980) is a Senegalese astronomer and the first person to earn an astrophysics Ph.D. in Senegal. She supported the stellar occultation expedition in Senegal for the NASA New Horizons mission as a member of the Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salmasylla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salmasylla is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 232868 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TS354 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0574 |
| Inclination | 4.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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