(34317) Fabianmak Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Fabian Mak mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Westview High School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fabianmak is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabianmak is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34317
Provisional designation2000 QH191
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.25
Orbital period5.28 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.59 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination9.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also named after someone called Fabian

Also discovered on 26 August 2000

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