(343664) Nataliemainzer Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 July 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Natalie Mainzer (b. 1978) is an American nurse who has cared for many patients suffering from COVID-19 during the global pandemic.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nataliemainzer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nataliemainzer is 3.45 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343664 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 NM16 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.45 km (#11,743 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.00 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0725 |
| Inclination | 8.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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