(34163) Neyveli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pranav Sundar Neyveli (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computational biology and bioinformatics project. He attends the Mills E. Godwin High School, Henrico, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neyveli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neyveli is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34163 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QY27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0757 |
| Inclination | 3.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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