(34332) Alicefeng Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Alice Feng (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her materials & bioengineering project. She attended the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alicefeng is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicefeng is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34332
Provisional designation2000 QU209
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.67
Orbital period5.05 years
Semi-major axis2.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.0365
Inclination2.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

Also named after someone called Alice

Also discovered on 31 August 2000

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