(34028) Wuhuiyi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Huiyi Wu (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy project. She attends the Ichikawa Gakuen Ichikawa High School, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Wuhuiyi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wuhuiyi is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34028
Provisional designation2000 OP25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.41
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.113
Inclination4.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.989 au

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

Also discovered on 23 July 2000

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