(34026) Valpagliarino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Valerio Pagliarino (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. He attends the I.I.S. Nicola Pellati, Nizza Monferrato, Asti, Italy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valpagliarino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valpagliarino is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34026 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OA25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,702 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.915 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Valerio
All asteroids named after someone called Valerio
Also discovered on 23 July 2000
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