(13234) Natashaowen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Natalya Cherkassova Owen (b. 1952) is Honorary Consul General of the Russian Federation in Hawaii. She has developed humanitarian missions to Eastern Russia, establishing a nonprofit foundation that is building a rehabilitation center near Vladivostok for children with cancer.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Natashaowen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natashaowen is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13234 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FC74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.07 km (#12,568 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 3.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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