(34273) Franklynwang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Franklyn Hai Wang (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Franklynwang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Franklynwang is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34273
Provisional designation2000 QS134
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.1
Orbital period4.36 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.0830
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also discovered on 26 August 2000

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