(34841) Ruthgottesman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Ruth Wolfe Gottesman (b. 1930) is an educator and researcher who devoted her career to advancing medical learning at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Her extraordinary philanthropic vision enabled the school to offer tuition-free education for all future students, inspiring generations through knowledge and compassion.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ruthgottesman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruthgottesman is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34841 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SE268 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0554 |
| Inclination | 7.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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