(34876) Sofiatomov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sofia Tomov (b. 2003) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her translational medical science project. She attended the Homeschool, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sofiatomov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sofiatomov is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34876 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UK32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.80 km (#17,218 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0520 |
| Inclination | 7.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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