(34308) Roberthall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert L. Hall mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Newman School, Boston, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roberthall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roberthall is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34308 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QC185 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0532 |
| Inclination | 7.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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