(34443) Markmadland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mark Madland mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Leslie Middle School, Salem, Oregon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markmadland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markmadland is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34443 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ST70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0648 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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