(34488) Lennartresch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Lennart Nikolai Resch (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attended the Hans Thoma Gymnasium, Lorrach, Germany.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lennartresch is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lennartresch is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34488
Provisional designation2000 SO135
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.92 km (#10,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.183
Rotation period5.12 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.42
Orbital period5.47 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.38 au
Eccentricity0.0889
Inclination8.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Lennart

Also discovered on 23 September 2000

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