(34335) Ahmadismail Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ahmad Ismail (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his microbiology and biochemistry project. He attended the Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ahmadismail is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ahmadismail is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34335 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QR214 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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