(34432) Groebe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rebecca Groebe mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Delta Woods Middle School, Lee's Summit, Missouri.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Groebe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Groebe is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34432 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SF36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0437 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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