(34632) Sarahbroas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sarah Mae Broas (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical engineering project. She attended the Putnam Valley High School, Putnam Valley, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahbroas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahbroas is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34632 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UY109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.20 km (#12,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 3.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 9.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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