(34678) Hansenestruch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Philippe Ingemann Hansen-Estruch (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical and health sciences project. He attended the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hansenestruch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hansenestruch is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34678 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 AB29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,037 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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