(34523) Manzanero Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Joscel Kent Padayao Manzanero (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy team project. He attended the Camarines Sur National High School, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Manzanero is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manzanero is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34523
Provisional designation2000 SU194
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.01 km (#7,636 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Absolute magnitude (H)14.56
Orbital period5.38 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination1.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 2000

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