(4334) Foo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1983 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Lillian Foo (b. 1972) is a consultant at the World Bank who helped develop a radio program that was broadcast in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. She was previously a photojournalist at The Straits Times in Singapore. The name was suggested by T. H. Burbine.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Foo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Foo is 3.68 au from the Sun and 4.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4334 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 1.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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