(34446) Karenmccoy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Karen McCoy mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville, Kentucky.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karenmccoy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karenmccoy is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34446 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SN74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0539 |
| Inclination | 7.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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