(34302) Riagalanos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ria Galanos mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Riagalanos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Riagalanos is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34302 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QU172 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0889 |
| Inclination | 4.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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