(34731) Ronitjain Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ronit Jain (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and environmental sciences project. He attended the Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ronitjain is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ronitjain is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34731 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QU47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.53 km (#11,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850 |
| Inclination | 7.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ronit
All asteroids named after someone called Ronit
Also discovered on 16 August 2001
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- (32544) Debjaniroy
- (32547) Shandroff
- (32549) Taricco
- (32550) Sharonthomas
- (32552) Jennithomas
- (32556) Jennivibber
- (32561) Waldron
- (32562) Caseywarner
- (32563) Nicolezaidi
- (34729) Natalianoel
- (34730) Rainajain