(34474) Zhangjingru Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Zhang Jingru (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences team project. She attended the High School Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zhangjingru is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhangjingru is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34474
Provisional designation2000 SJ116
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.69 km (#13,495 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.298
Absolute magnitude (H)14.4
Orbital period4.92 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.0664
Inclination3.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 2000

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