(34090) Cewhang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Clairisse Eunhae Whang (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical and health sciences project. She attends the Academy for Medical Science Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cewhang is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCewhangCewhang

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cewhang is 2.10 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34090
Provisional designation2000 PG10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.64
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.41 au
Eccentricity0.0704
Inclination5.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 1 August 2000

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