(6234) Sheilawolfman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1986 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Polish-born Sheila Wolfman (née Sala Fajerman, 1930-2005) was one of the first child survivors of the holocaust liberated from Prague to northern England in Aug. 1945 and pictured in Martin Gilbert's The Boys (1997). She later lived in Montreal and in Clifton, New Jersey. The name was suggested by L. Feiler.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sheilawolfman is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sheilawolfman is 1.86 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6234
Provisional designation	1986 SF
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.68 km (#11,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.222
Rotation period	11.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.94
Orbital period	3.40 years
Semi-major axis	2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.85 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity	0.183
Inclination	4.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.838 au

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

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