(34456) Lydiareznik Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Lydia Reznik mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lydiareznik is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lydiareznik is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34456
Provisional designation2000 SG88
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.32 km (#7,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0630
Absolute magnitude (H)14.8
Orbital period4.52 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.0794
Inclination8.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

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

Also named after someone called Lydia

Also discovered on 24 September 2000

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