(33587) Arianakim Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ariana Kim (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental engineering team project. She attends the Saint Andrew's Priory School, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Arianakim is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arianakim is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33587
Provisional designation1999 JA42
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.48 km (#9,737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Absolute magnitude (H)15.18
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination4.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Ariana

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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