(34780) Nikhillohe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nikhil Lohe (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attended the Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikhillohe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikhillohe is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34780 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RB56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.99 km (#17,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0967 |
| Inclination | 5.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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