(34080) Clarakeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Clara Keng (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science team project. She attends the Raffles Institution, Singapore.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clarakeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clarakeng is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34080 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0947 |
| Inclination | 2.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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