(34737) Parkerjou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Parker Jou (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attended the Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Parkerjou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parkerjou is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34737 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QC71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,441 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Parker
All asteroids named after someone called Parker
Also discovered on 18 August 2001
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