(34180) Jessicayoung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jessica E. Young (b. 1998) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Palm Beach Central High School, Wellington, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jessicayoung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jessicayoung is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34180 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QP42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.96 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0345 |
| Inclination | 1.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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