(34293) Khiemdoba Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Khiem Doba mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Khiemdoba is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khiemdoba is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34293
Provisional designation2000 QJ152
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.4
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination5.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

Also discovered on 29 August 2000

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