(34856) Savithas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Savitha Srinivasan (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her robotics and intelligent machines project. She attended the Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Savithas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savithas is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34856 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TR32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.48 km (#16,300 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.379 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0530 |
| Inclination | 6.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 October 2001
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