(123647) Tomasko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 December 2000 by Kusnirak, P., Babiakova, U. at Ondrejov.

Tomáš Kušnirák (b. 2002) is the only child of the discoverers. This name was proposed on the occasion of his tenth birthday.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tomasko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomasko is 2.86 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number123647
Provisional designation2000 YG66
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.52
Orbital period4.48 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.0520
Inclination6.10°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

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

Also discovered on 31 December 2000

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