(34879) Tripathiishan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eeshan Tripathii (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attended the Dalton School, New York, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tripathiishan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tripathiishan is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34879 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UQ35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.87 km (#7,811 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 8.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.