(34650) Dunkenberger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Logan Dunkenberger (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attended the Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology, Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dunkenberger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dunkenberger is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34650 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WK108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0724 |
| Inclination | 6.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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