(34014) Pingali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sahithi Rohini Pingali (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attends the Inventure Academy, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pingali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pingali is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34014 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 2.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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