(34356) Gahamuriel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gabriela Hamaty Muriel (b. 2003) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her physics project. She attended the Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School, Miami Shores, Florida.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gahamuriel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gahamuriel is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34356 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RR20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.03 km (#8,885 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 7.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gabriela
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