(34388) Wylonis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leo Edward Wylonis (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 Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wylonis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wylonis is 2.07 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34388 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RE63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.27 km (#16,661 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 6.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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