(34636) Lauwingkai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Lau Wing Kai (1965-2003) was a nurse at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong. During the 2003 SARS epidemic, he selflessly carried out his duty and unfortunately died from the disease.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lauwingkai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lauwingkai is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34636 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VC39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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