(34134) Zlokapa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Alexander Zlokapa (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attends the Golden Hills Academy, Danville, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zlokapa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zlokapa is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34134
Provisional designation2000 QW5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.58
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.39 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.0854
Inclination0.655°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.40 au

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

Also named after someone called Alexander

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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