(34044) Obafial Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Nadine Antonette Obafial (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attends the Davao City National High School, Davao City, Philippines.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Obafial is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Obafial is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	34044
Provisional designation	2000 OZ31
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.36
Orbital period	3.44 years
Semi-major axis	2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.13 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity	0.0659
Inclination	5.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.12 au

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

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Also discovered on 30 July 2000

• (18132) Spector
• (18912) Kayfurman
• (19774) Diamondback
• (32233) Georgehou
• (32234) Jesslihuang
• (32237) Jagadeesan
• (32242) Jagota
• (32250) Karthik
• (34004) Gregorini
• (34039) Torsteinvik
• (34042) Espeseth
• (34047) Gloria

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