(34030) Tabuchi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kotaro Tabuchi (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attends the Nanzan Boys' Senior High School, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tabuchi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tabuchi is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34030
Provisional designation2000 OM26
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.02
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination5.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

Also discovered on 23 July 2000

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