(34412) Tamicruz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tami Cruz mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Grand Avenue Middle School, Bellmore, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tamicruz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tamicruz is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34412 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RG100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0460 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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