(34297) Willfrazer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Will Frazer mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Buchholz High School, Gainesville, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Willfrazer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Willfrazer is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34297
Provisional designation2000 QH156
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.25 km (#14,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.153
Absolute magnitude (H)15.45
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination8.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also named after someone called Will

Also discovered on 31 August 2000

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