(34451) Rebohearn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rebecca O'Hearn mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Andover School of Montessori, Andover, Massachusetts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rebohearn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rebohearn is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34451 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SY82 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,596 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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