(34681) Suhahussain Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 January 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Suha Hussain (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her systems software project. She attended the Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Jamaica, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Suhahussain is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suhahussain is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34681
Provisional designation2001 BB22
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period9.64 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.72
Orbital period3.52 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity0.0506
Inclination5.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 20 January 2001

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