(34465) Swaminathan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Raji Swaminathan mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Swaminathan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swaminathan is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34465 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SD102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0730 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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