(34188) Clarawagner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Clara Elizabeth Wagner (b. 1998) was awarded best of category, first place, and the Scientific and Cultural Visit to India Awards in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical engineering project. She attends the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Clarawagner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clarawagner is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34188
Provisional designation2000 QB48
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.08
Orbital period4.49 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination0.993°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

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

Also named after someone called Clara

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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