(34730) Rainajain Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Raina Jain (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental engineering project. She attended the Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rainajain is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rainajain is 3.58 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34730 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QO45 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Raina
All asteroids named after someone called Raina
Also discovered on 16 August 2001
- (30593) Dangovski
- (32544) Debjaniroy
- (32547) Shandroff
- (32549) Taricco
- (32550) Sharonthomas
- (32552) Jennithomas
- (32556) Jennivibber
- (32561) Waldron
- (32562) Caseywarner
- (32563) Nicolezaidi
- (34729) Natalianoel
- (34731) Ronitjain