(34011) Divyakranthi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Divya Kranthi (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry team project. She attends the Ambedkar College, Nagpur, India.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Divyakranthi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Divyakranthi is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34011
Provisional designation2000 OK14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.80 km (#15,658 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.187
Absolute magnitude (H)14.96
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.176
Inclination1.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.960 au

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

Also named after someone called Divya

Also discovered on 23 July 2000

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