34351 Decatur

34351 Decatur
Discovery [1]
Discovered byL. Ball
Discovery siteEmerald Lane Obs.
Discovery date3 September 2000
Designations
(34351) Decatur
Named after
Decatur (U.S. city)[2]
2000 RZ8 · 1996 YW3
1998 HF58
main-belt [1][3] · (outer)
Koronis [4]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc26.31 yr (9,609 d)
Aphelion3.1502 AU
Perihelion2.7415 AU
2.9458 AU
Eccentricity0.0694
5.06 yr (1,847 d)
108.47°
0° 11m 41.64s / day
Inclination1.2964°
343.30°
85.412°
Physical characteristics
3.54±0.27 km[5]
0.224±0.043[5]
Q (SDSS-MOC)[4][6]
14.7[1][3]

34351 Decatur (provisional designation 2000 RZ8) is a Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 3 September 2000, by American amateur astronomer Loren Ball at his Emerald Lane Observatory in Alabama, United States.[1] The Q-type asteroid was named after the city of Decatur, location of the discovering observatory.[2]

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