(34178) Sarahmarie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Sarah Marie Romanelli (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her translational medical science project. She attends the Oceanside High School, Oceanside, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sarahmarie is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahmarie is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34178
Provisional designation2000 QM41
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.13
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.00842
Inclination5.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

Also named after someone called Sarah

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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