(170009) Subbarao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Mark Subbarao (b. 1968) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He is best known for being a co-founder and director of the Space Visualization Laboratory at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Subbarao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Subbarao is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170009 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TY340 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0831 |
| Inclination | 9.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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