(34397) Rosaliebarber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rosalie Barber mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Saint Matthew Catholic School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rosaliebarber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosaliebarber is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34397 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RJ76 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,730 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 2.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 September 2000
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- (20782) Markcroce
- (26653) Amymeyer
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