(34129) Madisonsneve Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Madison Andrea Sneve (b. 1999) was awarded first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attends the duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Madisonsneve is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madisonsneve is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34129
Provisional designation2000 QN3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.11 km (#12,472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.104
Absolute magnitude (H)14.65
Orbital period4.86 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.0684
Inclination1.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Madison

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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