(183286) Sanjaklajic Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.

Sanja Klajić (b. 1965) is a Croatian physician who is a leading public advocate for improving awareness of dementia and support for family caregivers in Croatia. She founded the Dementia Counseling Center and is the founding president of the association Nezaboravak (Udruga Nezaboravak), focused on Alzheimer’s disease, in Zagreb.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sanjaklajic is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanjaklajic is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number183286
Provisional designation2002 TP304
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.5
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination5.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 4 October 2002

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