(34208) Danielzhang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Danxu Zhang (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical and health sciences project. He also received the Philip V. Streich Memorial Award. He attends the Westview High School, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielzhang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielzhang is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34208 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QR66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 4.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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