(34224) Maggiechen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maggie Shin-Young Chen (b. 2000) was a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron STS, and was awarded 1st place at the 2017 International Science and Engineering Fair for her bioengineering project. She attends the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maggiechen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maggiechen is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34224 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QG87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.80 km (#15,669 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 5.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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