(34447) Mesidor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Philisha Mesidor mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School, Miami Shores, Florida.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mesidor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mesidor is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34447 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SU74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0394 |
| Inclination | 7.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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