(34282) Applegate Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Applegate mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Ridgeland, Mississippi.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Applegate is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Applegate is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34282 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QX142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0504 |
| Inclination | 4.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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