(34786) Odeh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Mohammad Shawkat Odeh (b. 1979) is the United Arab Emirates director of the International Astronomical Center in Abu Dhabi. He established the United Arab Emirates Astronomical Camera Network and founded the Al-Khatim Observatory, dedicated to asteroid astrometry and photometry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 36), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Odeh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Odeh is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34786 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RS87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.29 km (#12,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0978 |
| Inclination | 0.977° |
| 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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