(34387) Venkatesh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Akshaya Venkatesh (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attended the BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Venkatesh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Venkatesh is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34387 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RX62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0619 |
| Inclination | 4.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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