(34741) Alyssakeirn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alyssa Keirn (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical engineering project. She attended the Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alyssakeirn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alyssakeirn is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34741 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QM77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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