(170011) Szkody Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Paula Szkody (b. 1948) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for her contributions in identification and followup work on SDSS cataclysmic variables, which resolved discrepancies between observations and population models.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Szkody is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szkody is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170011 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TE352 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0769 |
| Inclination | 5.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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