(34633) Megancantwell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Megan Cantwell (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attended the Veritas Academy, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Megancantwell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Megancantwell is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34633 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VN11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.80 km (#5,907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 8.61° |
| 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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