(34024) Cormaclarkin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Cormac James Larkin (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Colaiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Cork City, Munster, Ireland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cormaclarkin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cormaclarkin is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34024
Provisional designation2000 OO24
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.0
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.197
Inclination3.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.961 au

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

Also discovered on 23 July 2000

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