(34592) Amirtharaj Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Divya Amirtharaj (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her systems software project. She attended the Westview High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amirtharaj is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amirtharaj is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34592 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TM17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.06 km (#10,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Divya
All asteroids named after someone called Divya
Also discovered on 1 October 2000
- (20817) Liuxiaofeng
- (20818) Karmadiraju
- (34589) Sarahadamo
- (34591) Saadhahmed
- (34599) Burzinbalsara
- (62666) Rainawessen