(34714) Haozhang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Hao Zhang (b. 1970) is a Chinese professor at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan, China). He studies the spectroscopic and spectro-goniometric properties of lunar and asteroid mineralogy. This includes work on Chang'E-4 and Chang'E-3 data to identify landing site mineralogy and geological structures.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 36), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haozhang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haozhang is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34714 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OB105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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