(34194) Serenajing Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Serena Liang Jing (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical engineering project. She attends the St. Paul Central High School, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Serenajing is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Serenajing is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34194
Provisional designation2000 QW52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.29
Orbital period4.58 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0525
Inclination5.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

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

Also named after someone called Serena

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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