(34713) Yesiltas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Mehmet Yeşiltaş (b. 1984) is a Turkish scientist at Kirklareli University (Turkey). He studies meteorites, micrometeorites, and returned samples from space missions using infrared and Raman micro-spectroscopy with a focus on extraterrestrial organic matter and carbonaceous clasts in planetary materials.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yesiltas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yesiltas is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34713 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OO103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.56 km (#5,374 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.110 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 7.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.