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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | August 17, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 13268 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 QS34 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8387497 |
| Peri | 2.3469997 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0948272 |
| Orbital period | 1525.0030606 |
| Mean anomaly | 154.62557 |
| Inclination | 6.04808 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 194.50963 |
| Argument of peri | 97.78772 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
13268 Trevorcorbin (1998 QS34) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 17, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It was named for Trevor Eugene Corbin Esq., a finalist in the Discovery Channel "Young Scientist Challenge". His experiment The Effect of Vitamin C on the Growth of Zea Mays proved that the presence of ascorbic acid in the solum positively stimulated growth in the Mays plants.
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