(34874) Tolwani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anil Ravi Tolwani (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems team project. He attended the American High School, Fremont, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tolwani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tolwani is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34874 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UU9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.73 km (#15,805 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 3.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828 |
| Inclination | 1.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.