(34326) Zhaurova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Irene Zhaurova mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhaurova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhaurova is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34326 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QF202 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.64 km (#8,068 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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