(34042) Espeseth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ane Kristine Espeseth (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her math team project. She attends the Fagerlia Videregaende Skole, Alesund, More og Romsdal, Norway.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Espeseth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Espeseth is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34042 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OQ31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.00 km (#17,038 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.306 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 July 2000
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- (18912) Kayfurman
- (19774) Diamondback
- (32233) Georgehou
- (32234) Jesslihuang
- (32237) Jagadeesan
- (32242) Jagota
- (32250) Karthik
- (34004) Gregorini
- (34039) Torsteinvik
- (34044) Obafial
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