(34336) Willjenkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Vaughn Jenkins (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attended the Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Willjenkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Willjenkins is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34336 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QT214 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0374 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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