(34490) Danielkang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Zion Kang (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel ISEF for his materials science project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attended the John F. Kennedy High School, Tamuning, Guam.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielkang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielkang is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34490 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SO137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.5 km (#3,897 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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