(34616) Andrewbennett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrew Bennett (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attended the Bountiful High School, Bountiful, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewbennett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewbennett is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34616 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UO38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.66 km (#9,481 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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