(34475) Zhangyuhui Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Zhang Yuhui (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attended the High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zhangyuhui is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhangyuhui is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34475
Provisional designation2000 SC118
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.81
Orbital period4.91 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0766
Inclination2.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 2000

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