(34106) Sakhrani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Neeraj Sakhrani (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and environmental sciences project. He attends the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakhrani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakhrani is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34106 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PP22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.97 km (#15,294 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.382 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 3.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.