(34031) Fukumitsu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Nodoka Fukumitsu (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Shimane Prefectural Masuda High School, Masuda, Shimane, Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fukumitsu is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fukumitsu is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34031
Provisional designation2000 OU26
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.21
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination2.08°
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 23 July 2000

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