(34539) Gabrielsilva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gabriel Silva (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology team project. He attended the Colegio Luso-Frances, Porto, Portugal.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gabrielsilva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gabrielsilva is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34539 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SL223 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0195 |
| Inclination | 1.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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