(34821) Oyetunji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ephraim Oyetunji (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attended the American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oyetunji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oyetunji is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34821 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SF129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.13 km (#7,483 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 7.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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