(10435) Tjeerd Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Tjeerd S. van Albada (b. 1936) is a professor of astronomy at Groningen. His main work is on the dynamics of extragalactic systems and the role of so-called dark matter. The citation was prepared by U. Schwarz.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tjeerd is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tjeerd is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10435 |
| Provisional designation | 6064 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.67 km (#9,451 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 3.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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