(34406) Kristenconn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kristen Connelly mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kristenconn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kristenconn is 2.08 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34406 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RD92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 2.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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