(34852) Shteyman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Amy Rose Shteyman (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attended the John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shteyman is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shteyman is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34852
Provisional designation2001 TS12
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.52 km (#16,233 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.212
Absolute magnitude (H)15.33
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination3.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.956 au

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

Also named after someone called Amy

Also discovered on 13 October 2001

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