(34262) Michaelren Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Ren (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelren is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelren is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34262 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QP120 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.56 km (#8,176 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 3.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Michael
- (3192) A'Hearn
- (4477) Kelley
- (4599) Rowan
- (5373) Michaelkurtz
- (5554) Keesey
- (5569) Colby
- (6406) Mikejura
- (6569) Ondaatje
- (7738) Heyman
- (7936) Mikemagee
- (8032) Michaeladams
- (8129) Michaelbusch
All asteroids named after someone called Michael
Also discovered on 25 August 2000
- (18180) Irenesun
- (18190) Michaelpizer
- (18191) Rayhe
- (18192) Craigwallace
- (18928) Pontremoli
- (18943) Elaisponton
- (18949) Tumaneng
- (18954) Sarahbounds
- (20768) Langberg
- (20770) Yumoto
- (20771) Yurimoto
- (23192) Caysvesterby