(34769) Remilabeille Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Remi Olivier Labeille (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attended the Midway High School, Waco, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Remilabeille is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Remilabeille is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34769
Provisional designation2001 QB236
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.22 km (#16,737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.297
Absolute magnitude (H)15.61
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination2.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also named after someone called Remi

Also discovered on 24 August 2001

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