(34220) Pelagiamajoni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Pelagia Maria Majoni (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy project. She attends the Queen Elizabeth Girls High School, Harare, Zimbabwe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pelagiamajoni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pelagiamajoni is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34220
Provisional designation2000 QO84
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.36
Orbital period3.58 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination6.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.969 au

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

Also discovered on 25 August 2000

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