(34666) Bohyunsan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 December 2000 by Jeon, Y.-B., Lee, B.-C. at Bohyunsan.

Mt. Bohyunsan, located about 200 km to the south of Seoul, is the site of the largest astronomical observatory in Korea. The observatory is equipped with a 1.8-m telescope and a solar-flare telescope, this minor planet having been discovered with the former.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bohyunsan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bohyunsan is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34666
Provisional designation2000 XA14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.76
Orbital period5.63 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination0.526°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

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