(34357) Amaraorth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amara Jean Orth (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her chemistry project. She attended the Lewis Central Middle School, Council Bluffs, Iowa.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amaraorth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amaraorth is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34357 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RO21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.48 km (#11,671 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.03 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0118 |
| Inclination | 8.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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