(34703) Wozniakiewicz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Penelope Wozniakiewicz (b. 1983) is a British space scientist. She has contributed significantly to the knowledge of micrometeorites by developing analysis techniques, studying experimental hypervelocity impact studies, and investigating new methods for collecting extraterrestrial dust on Earth.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 36), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Wozniakiewicz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wozniakiewicz is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34703
Provisional designation2001 OZ67
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.99 km (#12,762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Absolute magnitude (H)15.96
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.169
Inclination1.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.986 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 July 2001

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