(34135) Rahulsubra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rahul Subramaniam (b. 2001) was awarded best of category, first place, and the Scientific and Cultural Visit to India in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rahulsubra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rahulsubra is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34135 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QX5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.47 km (#9,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 0.945° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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