(34190) Erinsmith Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Erin Smith (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She also received the Cultural and Scientific Visit to China Award. She attends the Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Erinsmith is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erinsmith is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34190
Provisional designation2000 QA49
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.2
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.0262
Inclination6.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

Also named after someone called Erin

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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