(96765) Poznanuni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1999 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
Named for the Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM) in Poznań, Poland, for the 100-year anniversary of founding of the University. Nowadays it is one of the three top universities in Poland, with about 40 thousand students each year. The teaching and research at UAM includes astronomy, with a strong emphasis on asteroid studies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Poznanuni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poznanuni is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96765 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RS34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.69 km (#13,501 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Rotation period | 21.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0623 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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