(34485) Nullmeier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lukas Nullmeier (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He attended the Salier-Gymnasium, Waiblingen, Germany.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nullmeier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nullmeier is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34485 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SF128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.89 km (#10,839 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.128 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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