(59001) Senftenberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
Senftenberg (now Žamberk) is where two comets were discovered by Theodor Brorsen in 1851. It is a pleasant market-town located at the foot of the Orlické mountains in eastern Bohemia. It is the birthplace of Prokop Diviš, astronomer August Seydler and surgeon Eduard Albert.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Senftenberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Senftenberg is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59001 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SZ35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.65 km (#15,958 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 8.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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