(555468) Tokarczuk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2013 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Olga Tokarczuk (b. 1962) is a Polish writer and social activist. Her works presents pancultural insight into the eastern European region seen as a land, where large historical events interline with the life of ordinary people. She was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature. She is also an activist for the rights of women, minorities and animals.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tokarczuk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tokarczuk is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 555468 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 YH47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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