(34659) Damyasouami Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Damya Souami (b. 1984) is a French researcher at Observatoire de Paris. She is an expert in Solar System dynamics. Her achievements include occultation campaigns on trans-Neptunian objects, the rings of Neptune, and NEO mission targets. Souami is a member of the DART Investigation Team.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 35), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Damyasouami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Damyasouami is 3.29 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34659 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WS159 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 2.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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