(34063) Mariamakarova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maria Makarova (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Moscow Chemical Lyceum, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariamakarova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariamakarova is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34063 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OA49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.01 km (#17,030 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 1.00 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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