(34470) Chouruihua Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Chou Ruihua (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her systems software project. She attended the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Chouruihua is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chouruihua is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34470
Provisional designation2000 SV113
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.72 km (#6,854 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0680
Absolute magnitude (H)14.29
Orbital period5.38 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.88 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.0634
Inclination9.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.88 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 2000

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