(170010) Szalay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Alex Szalay (b. 1975) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his contributions for theoretical cosmology and building the archive for SDSS.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Szalay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szalay is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170010 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TJ341 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0546 |
| Inclination | 5.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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