(34644) Yatinchandar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yatin J. Chandar (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attended the Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yatinchandar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yatinchandar is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34644 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WX13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 3.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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