(34053) Carlquines Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carl Joshua Tiangco Quines (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his math team project. He attends the Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science, Valenzuela, Manila, Philippines.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlquines is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlquines is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34053 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OF38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.83 km (#13,157 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 8.11° |
| 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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