(35347) Tallinn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Known in the twelfth century as Kolyvan, and later as Reval, the Finnic-speaking community became the northernmost member of the Hanseatic League in 1285, enjoying a strategic position for trade between Europe and Russia. Renamed Tallinn in 1918, it is now the largest city and capital of modern Estonia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tallinn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tallinn is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35347 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JN12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0626 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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