(34665) Akbarwhizin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Akbar D. Whizin (b. 1983) is an American scientist at the Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX). His work includes microgravity and laboratory experiments to study planetary formation and the effects of high- and low-velocity collisions on planetesimal aggregation and asteroid evolution.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 35), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akbarwhizin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akbarwhizin is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34665 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WW184 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.96 km (#12,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.