(34177) Amandawilson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Amanda Grace Wilson (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences project. She attends the Northwestern High School, Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Amandawilson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amandawilson is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34177
Provisional designation2000 QD40
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.94 km (#12,895 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.137
Absolute magnitude (H)14.53
Orbital period5.01 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.0859
Inclination3.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also named after someone called Amanda

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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