(33740) Arjunmoorthy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arjun Moorthy (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arjunmoorthy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arjunmoorthy is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33740 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NS47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.62 km (#13,658 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 8.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.923 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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