(34161) Michaellee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Yoomin Lee (b. 1998) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He also received the Intel Foundation Cultural and Scientific Visit to China Award. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaellee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaellee is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34161 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QC27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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