(14734) Susanstoker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in honor of Susan L. Stoker for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Stoker is a teacher at the Edgewood Middle School, Moriarty, New Mexico.Naming citation (20011002/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susanstoker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanstoker is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14734 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DZ78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 5.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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