(34205) Mizerak Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Evan James Mizerak (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Wachusett Regional High School, Holden, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mizerak is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizerak is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34205
Provisional designation2000 QR57
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period53.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.49
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination4.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.957 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Evan

Also discovered on 26 August 2000

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