(34239) Louisgolowich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Louis Golowich (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Louisgolowich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Louisgolowich is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34239 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QX96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0944 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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