(34491) Mohammedsuhail Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mohammed Suhail Chinya Salimpasha (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his translational medical science team project. He attended the St. Aloysius Pre-University College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mohammedsuhail is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mohammedsuhail is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34491 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SB138 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,369 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.356 |
| Rotation period | 47.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Mohammed
All asteroids named after someone called Mohammed
Also discovered on 23 September 2000
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- (34488) Lennartresch
- (34490) Danielkang
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