(174364) Zakamska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Nadia Zakamska (b. 1979) is a Russian-American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for her work on active galaxies and the discovery of large numbers of obscured quasars.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zakamska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zakamska is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 174364 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TH369 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.77 km (#11,073 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0944 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nadia
All asteroids named after someone called Nadia
Also discovered on 10 October 2002
- (78756) Sloan
- (90022) Apache Point
- (113951) Artdavidsen
- (113952) Schramm
- (127517) Kaikepan
- (133009) Watters
- (135979) Allam
- (135980) Scottanderson
- (142562) Graetz
- (142758) Connolly
- (142759) Covey
- (142760) Csabai