(34802) Anwesha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anwesha Mukherjee (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her robotics and intelligent machines project. She attended the Westview High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anwesha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anwesha is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34802 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SP61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0895 |
| Inclination | 0.957° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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