(34202) Sionaprasad Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Siona Prasad (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sionaprasad is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sionaprasad is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34202
Provisional designation2000 QB55
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.57
Orbital period4.49 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.43 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination8.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.45 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 August 2000

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