(34567) Weidekoo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wei De Koo (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials science project. He attended the National Junior College, Singapore, Singapore.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weidekoo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weidekoo is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34567 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SR297 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.31 km (#10,032 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0588 |
| Inclination | 8.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Wei
All asteroids named after someone called Wei
Also discovered on 28 September 2000
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