(286162) Tatarka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 2001 by NEAT at Palomar.
Dominik Tatarka (1913-1989) was a Slovak writer, essayist, screenwriter and translator of French authors into Slovak. He was the author of 20 novels and novellas. Name suggested by S. Kürti.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tatarka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tatarka is 3.01 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 286162 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TD259 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,552 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 4.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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