(34279) Alicezhang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alice Anran Zhang (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her computer science project. She attends the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alicezhang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicezhang is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34279 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QJ139 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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