(34237) Sarahgao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sarah Gao (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attends the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahgao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahgao is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34237 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QO96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.68 km (#11,276 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.140 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 8.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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