(34408) Simonanghel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Simon Anghel (b. 1988) is a Romanian astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy working on meteor observations, modeling, and their relationship to asteroids. He is involved in operating the Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network of all-sky cameras.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 34), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simonanghel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simonanghel is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34408 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RX94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.03 km (#10,550 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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