(34796) Rheamalhotra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rhea Malhotra (b. 2003) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel ISEF for her biochemistry project. She also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. She attended the Moravian Academy, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rheamalhotra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rheamalhotra is 3.44 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34796 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SW35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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