(34323) Williamrose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Rose mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamrose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamrose is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34323 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QN198 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.35 km (#9,968 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 4.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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