(34181) Patnaik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ritik Patnaik (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attends the Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patnaik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patnaik is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34181 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QT42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 1.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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