(34543) Davidbriggs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
As director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory from 1998 to 2006 David L. Briggs (b. 1940) was known for his exceptional strategic vision and technical leadership in support of national security.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidbriggs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidbriggs is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34543 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SM229 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.73 km (#13,373 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0524 |
| Inclination | 1.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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