(134034) Bloomenthal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
H. Philip Bloomenthal (b. 1981) worked as a Systems Administrator at the University of Arizona Science Processing and Operations Center for the OSIRIS-REx mission. He helped keep the little green lights blinking.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bloomenthal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bloomenthal is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134034 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 WV7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0636 |
| Inclination | 0.754° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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