(13335) Tobiaswolf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Tobias Wolf (b. 1980) is an enthusiastic naked-eye observer of the moon, planets and other wonders of the sky. He shares the thirst for knowledge that drives professional scientists but will never be able to join their ranks due to Down Syndrome. The name was suggested by U. Carsenty.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tobiaswolf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tobiaswolf is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13335 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SK61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.73 km (#9,335 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tobias
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Also discovered on 17 September 1998
- (10938) Lorenzalevy
- (11377) Nye
- (11378) Dauria
- (12909) Jaclifford
- (12910) Deliso
- (12911) Goodhue
- (12912) Streator
- (13326) Ferri
- (13327) Reitsema
- (13328) Guetter
- (13332) Benkhoff
- (13333) Carsenty