(34604) Vilhena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Rodolpho Vilhena de Moraes (b. 1940) is a Brazilian senior researcher (emeritus) currently working at the Universidad Federal de São Paulo. He is known for his results on orbital mechanics and perturbation theory, with focus on the dynamics of artificial and natural satellites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 35), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vilhena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vilhena is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34604 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TW60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.32 km (#12,006 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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