(34591) Saadhahmed Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Saadh Ahmed (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his translational medical science project. He attended the Northview High School, Johns Creek, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saadhahmed is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saadhahmed is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34591 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TB15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.16 km (#6,421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Rotation period | 7.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 1.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 October 2000
- (20817) Liuxiaofeng
- (20818) Karmadiraju
- (34589) Sarahadamo
- (34592) Amirtharaj
- (34599) Burzinbalsara
- (62666) Rainawessen