(34200) Emmasun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emma Sun (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences team project. She attends the Waterford School, Sandy, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emmasun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emmasun is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34200 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QW54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.19 km (#16,795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.443 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 2.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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