(34342) Asmikumar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Asmi Kumar (b. 2003) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her materials & bioengineering project. She attended the Northwestern Middle School, Milton, Georgia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Asmikumar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asmikumar is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34342 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QK227 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 8.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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