(34844) Malavshah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Malav H. Shah (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems team project. He attended the Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malavshah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malavshah is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34844 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SG277 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.345 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 2.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.