(34334) Georgiagrace Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Georgia Grace Hutchinson (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her energy and sustainability project. She attended the Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Georgiagrace is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgiagrace is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34334
Provisional designation2000 QG212
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.86
Orbital period5.04 years
Semi-major axis2.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.0435
Inclination2.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

Also discovered on 31 August 2000

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