(34165) Nikhilcheerla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nikhil Cheerla (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his robotics and intelligent machines team project. He attends the Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikhilcheerla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikhilcheerla is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34165 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QW28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.50 km (#11,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.138 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0992 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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