(34503) Tsuchida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kota Tsuchida (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attended the Gifu Senior High School, Gifu, Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsuchida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsuchida is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34503 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SJ157 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0192 |
| Inclination | 1.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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