(34187) Tomaino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shane Tomaino (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering mechanics project. She attends the Rye Country Day School, Rye, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomaino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomaino is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34187 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QW47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.75 km (#7,938 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 0.829° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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