(34743) Kollipara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Veenadhari Kollipara (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental engineering project. She attended the Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kollipara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kollipara is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34743 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QE80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.00 km (#8,933 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.103 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 0.690° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 August 2001
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- (32549) Taricco
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