(34152) Kendrazhang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kendra Zhang (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy project. She also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kendrazhang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kendrazhang is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34152
Provisional designation2000 QW19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.40 km (#9,881 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0730
Absolute magnitude (H)15.1
Orbital period5.16 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.120
Inclination2.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also named after someone called Kendra

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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