(34204) Quryshi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Nabeel Jami Quryshi (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical and health sciences project. He attends the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Quryshi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quryshi is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34204
Provisional designation2000 QR55
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.42
Orbital period4.47 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.0963
Inclination6.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

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

Also discovered on 25 August 2000

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