(34524) Eugenerivera Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Eugene Rualizo Rivera (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy team project. He attended the Camarines Sur National High School, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Eugenerivera is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eugenerivera is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34524
Provisional designation2000 SZ195
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.62
Orbital period4.61 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.0787
Inclination0.274°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also named after someone called Eugene

Also discovered on 24 September 2000

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