(34418) Juliegodfrey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Julie Godfrey mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Northwestern Middle School, Milton, Georgia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juliegodfrey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliegodfrey is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34418 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.48 km (#16,306 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.501 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 7.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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