(34620) Edwinbodoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Edwin Christopher Bodoni (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his translational medical science project. He attended the Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edwinbodoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwinbodoni is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34620 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UX54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,962 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Rotation period | 8.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 6.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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