(34141) Antonwu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anton Wu (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his math project. He attends the Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Antonwu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antonwu is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34141 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QZ11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,553 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0469 |
| Inclination | 1.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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