(34079) Samoylova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexandra Samoylova (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Moscow Chemical Lyceum, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samoylova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samoylova is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34079 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 6.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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