(34473) Linkairui Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lin Kairui (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attended the QuanZhou No. 5 High School, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Linkairui is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linkairui is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34473 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SC116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0666 |
| Inclination | 3.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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