(34379) Slettnes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Espen Slettnes (b. 2005) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his mathematics project. He is homeschooled in Castro Valley, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Slettnes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Slettnes is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34379 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RU55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 8.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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