(34002) Movsesian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Karina Movsesian (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She also received the Dudley R. Herschbach Award. She attends the Prvni Ceske Gymnazium v Karlovych Varech, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Movsesian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Movsesian is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34002 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OD6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0525 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Karina
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Also discovered on 24 July 2000
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