(34729) Natalianoel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Natalia Noel Jacobson (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attended the Empire High School, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Natalianoel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natalianoel is 2.79 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34729
Provisional designation2001 QJ42
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.82
Orbital period4.94 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.0624
Inclination1.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also named after someone called Natalia

Also discovered on 16 August 2001

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