(34191) Jakhete Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shantanu Jakhete (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the South Fork High School, Stuart, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jakhete is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jakhete is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34191 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QR49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,208 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0425 |
| Inclination | 5.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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