(205599) Walkowicz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Lucianne Walkowicz (b. 1979) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. She is best known for her work on stellar magnetic activity and its influence on planetary habitability.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Walkowicz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walkowicz is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 205599 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TE243 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0299 |
| Inclination | 2.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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