(34836) Ronakroy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ronak Roy (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel ISEF for his biomedical engineering project. He also received the Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Visit to India Award. He attended the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ronakroy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ronakroy is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34836
Provisional designation2001 SE254
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.94
Orbital period5.16 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.0532
Inclination1.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 September 2001

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