(34233) Caldwell Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Reese Caldwell (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his bioengineering project. He attends the Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Caldwell is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caldwell is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34233
Provisional designation2000 QD95
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.4
Orbital period4.62 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.0602
Inclination5.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 August 2000

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