(34634) Anjalichadha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anjali R. Chadha (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental engineering project. She attended the duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anjalichadha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anjalichadha is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34634 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VQ17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.63 km (#9,518 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 239 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 8.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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