(34580) Yenpohsun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yen Po-Hsun (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics team project. He attended the Department of Education, Chiayi City, Chiayi City, Taiwan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yenpohsun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yenpohsun is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34580 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SA343 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0580 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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