(34162) Yegnesh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Karthik Yegnesh (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his math project. He also received the Intel Foundation Cultural and Scientific Visit to China Award. He attends the Methacton High School, Eagleville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yegnesh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yegnesh is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34162 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QV27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.79 km (#13,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0413 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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