(34797) Alicemartynova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Alice Martynova (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical and health sciences project. She attended the Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alicemartynova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicemartynova is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34797
Provisional designation2001 SK38
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.12
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.47 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.0695
Inclination2.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.45 au

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

Also named after someone called Alice

Also discovered on 16 September 2001

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