(34511) Aleenasaji Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Aleena Sara Saji (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical and health sciences team project. She attended the Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, Nairobi, Kenya.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aleenasaji is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aleenasaji is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34511
Provisional designation2000 SK175
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.27 km (#14,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.262
Rotation period4.71 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.08
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.173
Inclination6.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.856 au

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

Also discovered on 28 September 2000

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