(34772) Lirachel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rachel Li (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science team project. She attended the Spackenkill High School, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lirachel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lirachel is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34772 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QU257 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 6.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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