(34611) Nacogdoches Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 October 2000 by Bruton, W. D., Williams, R. M. at Nacogdoches.

Nacogdoches is the site of an Indian settlement, named for the Nacogdoche Indians.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nacogdoches is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nacogdoches is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34611
Provisional designation2000 UF11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.24 km (#6,364 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0600
Absolute magnitude (H)14.45
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.115
Inclination1.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

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

Also discovered on 25 October 2000