(34164) Anikacheerla Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Anika Cheerla (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her robotics and intelligent machines team project. She attends the Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Anikacheerla is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anikacheerla is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34164
Provisional designation2000 QQ28
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.16 km (#16,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.378
Absolute magnitude (H)15.32
Orbital period3.29 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination3.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.954 au

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

Also named after someone called Anika

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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