(34034) Shehadeh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ayah Hayel Shehadeh (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Al-Hasaad Al-Tarbawi School, Amman, Jordan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shehadeh is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shehadeh is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34034
Provisional designation2000 OQ27
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.71 km (#9,373 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0780
Absolute magnitude (H)14.91
Orbital period4.30 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination0.885°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 23 July 2000

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