(335533) Tarasprystavski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 January 2006 by CSS at Catalina.

Taras Prystavski (b. 1977) is a Ukrainian amateur astronomer and prolific comet observer. His comet observations have led to the recovery of several periodic comets, and in 2020 he discovered the nucleus fragmentation of comet C/2018 F4 (PANSTARRS).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tarasprystavski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarasprystavski is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number335533
Provisional designation2006 AH83
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.8
Orbital period4.34 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.191
Inclination13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

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