(34570) Shawnlim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shawn Hai Leong Lim (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attended the Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shawnlim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shawnlim is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34570 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SZ307 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 8.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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