(34462) Stoffregen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nate Stoffregen mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Quest Academy, Palatine, Illinois.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stoffregen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stoffregen is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34462 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SD95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.87 km (#17,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0887 |
| Inclination | 4.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nate
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