(440794) Wytrzyszczak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 July 2006 by Y. Ivashchenko at Andrushivka.
Iwona Wytrzyszczak (b. 1953) is a Polish astronomer who works at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. She is the author of numerous works in the field of celestial mechanics, fundamental astronomy and satellite geodesy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wytrzyszczak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wytrzyszczak is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 440794 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 OO14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.35 km (#16,524 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.318 |
| Inclination | 7.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.