(343412) de Boer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Thomas J. L. de Boer (b. 1983) is a Dutch astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi working for the Pan-STARRS survey on improving image reduction and analysis, as well as managing science operations. He is also involved in the study of Milky Way stellar streams and uncovering the formation history of nearby dwarf galaxies and clusters.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Boer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Boer is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343412 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CC181 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.29 km (#14,516 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 17.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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