(35334) Yarkovsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1997 by Sicoli, P., Manca, F. at Sormano.
Ivan Osipovich Yarkovsky (1844-1902) was a talented Russian engineer who put forward the idea that asymmetric heating of the planets by the sun can produce an additional force. The “Yarkovsky Effect” is indeed noticeable in the motions of some artificial earth satellites and small minor planets.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yarkovsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yarkovsky is 2.95 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35334 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 FO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.94 km (#12,889 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 5.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0363 |
| Inclination | 4.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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