(34784) Lukelong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Luke M. Long (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attended the Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lukelong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lukelong is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34784 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RS77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.63 km (#16,003 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 7.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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