(34337) Mihirjoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mihir Nitin Joshi (b. 2005) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his physics project. He attended the Leslie Middle School, Salem, Oregon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mihirjoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mihirjoshi is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34337 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QR215 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.48 km (#9,745 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 3.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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