(34284) Seancampbell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sean Campbell mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seancampbell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seancampbell is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34284 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QR146 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.07 km (#16,959 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.411 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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