(34184) Hegde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Sahil Hegde (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attends the Prospect High School, Saratoga, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hegde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hegde is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34184
Provisional designation2000 QZ44
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.81 km (#11,002 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0920
Absolute magnitude (H)15.1
Orbital period5.18 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination5.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also named after someone called Sahil

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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