(700818) Pauldelaney Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 2003 by D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Paul J. Delaney (b. 1956) is an Australian-Canadian variable-star astronomer. He was the inaugural Carswell Chair for the Public Understanding of Astronomy at York University in Toronto. A tireless astronomy educator, Paul won the Sandford Fleming Medal for science communication and the Qilak Award for Astronomy Outreach and Communication.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pauldelaney is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pauldelaney is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 700818 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 OE34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828 |
| Inclination | 4.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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