(34791) Ericcraine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Eric Craine (b. 1946) has been involved in astronomy for nearly 50 years and has published over one hundred research papers and five books. His work includes quantitative sky brightness measurements, stellar photometry and spectroscopy, astronomy education, and medical applications of astronomical imaging techniques.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericcraine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericcraine is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34791 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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