(34420) Peterpau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Beaver.
Peter Pau (b. 1951) was named Best Cinematographer in 2001 at the 73rd Academy Awards for the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. His other productions include The Bride with White Hair (1993).Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterpau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterpau is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34420 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.55 km (#6,114 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 5.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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