(34148) Marchuo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marc Huo (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marchuo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marchuo is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34148 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QX16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,880 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0590 |
| Inclination | 3.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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