349377

349377 is a numerical designation used in astronomical catalogs to identify a specific minor planet. In the framework maintained by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC), minor planets receive a sequential number once their orbits have been confirmed and well enough determined to predict future positions with confidence. The number 349377 marks its place in the official catalog and does not convey information about size, composition, or distance.

Before a number is assigned, objects are given provisional designations that encode the time of discovery. After numbering, many objects may also receive formal names, chosen by the discoverers and approved by the IAU; if unnamed, they are still referred to by their number and provisional designation when needed.

Data about 349377, like other numbered minor planets, are tracked in professional databases such as the MPC database and the JPL Small-Body Database. These sources provide orbital elements (for example semimajor axis, eccentricity, and inclination), current ephemerides, discovery circumstances, and, when available, physical characteristics such as radius or albedo, updated as observations accumulate.

Beyond astronomy, the numeric string 349377 can occur as a catalog or model number in other domains, but in scientific usage it is most commonly associated with a minor planet designation. The article focuses on its role as a catalog entry, with detailed object data accessible from dedicated astronomical databases.