(34321) Russellmotter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Russell Motter mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Iolani School, Honolulu, Hawaii.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Russellmotter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Russellmotter is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34321 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QY195 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 43.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0818 |
| Inclination | 4.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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